gloomy (ˈɡluːmɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: gloomier, gloomiest
- dark or dismal
- causing depression, dejection, or gloom ⇒
gloomy news
- despairing; sad
Alternative Forms
ˈgloomily adverb ˈgloominess nounSynonyms
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dark,
dull,
dim,
dismal,
black,
grey,
obscure,
murky,
dreary,
sombre,
shadowy,
overcast,
dusky,
crepuscular,
Stygian,
tenebrous,
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miserable,
down,
sad,
dismal,
low,
blue,
pessimistic,
melancholy,
glum,
dejected,
despondent,
dispirited,
downcast,
joyless,
downhearted,
down in the dumps
cheerless,
down in the mouth,
in low spirits
chapfallen,
moody,
sullen,
morose,
crestfallen,
saturnine,
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depressing,
bad,
dismal,
dreary,
black,
saddening,
sombre,
dispiriting,
disheartening,
funereal,
cheerless,
comfortless,
Translations
- British English:
gloomy
If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.ˈɡluːmɪ ADJECTIVE Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.
- Spanish:
lúgubre
adj
- French:
sombre
adj
- German:
bedrückt
adj
- Chinese: 令人沮丧的 adj
- Arabic: كَئِيب adj
- Portuguese: melancólico adj melancólica
- Russian: угрюмый adj угрюмая
- Croatian: tmuran adj tmurna
- Czech: smutný adj
- Danish: skummel adj
- Dutch: mistroostig adj
- Finnish: synkkä adj
- Greek: σκοτεινιασμένος adj σκοτεινιασμένη
- Italian: tenebroso adj tenebrosa
- Japanese: 憂鬱な no_posp
- Korean: 우울한 adj
- Norwegian: dunkel adj
- Polish: ponury adj ponura
- Brazilian Portuguese: sombrio adj sombria
- European Spanish:
lúgubre
adj
- Swedish: dunkel adj dunkelt
- Thai: เศร้าใจ adj
- Turkish: kasvetli adj
- Vietnamese: u ám adj
Usage examples
When Smokes and Guapo came back from the bar they looked gloomy and tired.
, Desperadoes (1994)And even on a gloomy day the afternoon light coming through the south windows gently bestows a peaceful grace on the whole interior.
Country Life (2004)League executives hope the players are persuaded by the gloomy overall picture.
Globe and Mail (2003)Under an old law it's a criminal offence to stroll down the street `looking gloomy ".
Sun, News of the World (2000)The cobwebs of bad habits, negative emotions and wrong attitudes make life a gloomy affair.
, 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)