gloomy predictions, a gloomy scene of poverty. His views about the future are gloomy.
SYNONYM(S): disheartening.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gloom´i|ly — gloom|y «GLOO mee», adjective, gloom|i|er, gloom|i|est. 1. full of gloom; dark; dim; obscure: »a gloomy winter day … Useful english dictionary
gloom|y — «GLOO mee», adjective, gloom|i|er, gloom|i|est. 1. full of gloom; dark; dim; obscure: »a gloomy winter day … Useful english dictionary
gloom — be·gloom; gloom·ful; gloom·i·ly; gloom·i·ness; gloom·less; gloom; … English syllables
glum´ness — glum «gluhm», adjective, glum|mer, glum|mest. gloomy; dismal; sullen: »a glum look. Why should folk be glum…When Nature herself is glad? (John Greenleaf Whittier) … Useful english dictionary
dark|ness — «DAHRK nihs», noun. 1. the quality or state of being dark: »A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door (Longfellow). SYNONYM(S): dimness, duskiness. 2. Figurative. gloom; sorrow or trouble. 3. Figurative. wickedness; … Useful english dictionary
in|suf´fer|a|ble|ness — in|suf|fer|a|ble «ihn SUHF uhr uh buhl, SUHF ruh », adjective. not sufferable; unbearable; intolerable: »His insufferable rudeness cost him many friends. A sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit (Edgar Allan Poe). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
murk|i|ness — «MUR kee nihs», noun. murky condition; darkness; gloominess; gloom: »As if within that murkiness of mind Work d feelings fearful, and yet undefined (Byron) … Useful english dictionary
set´tled|ness — set|tled «SEHT uhld», adjective. 1. fixed in place or position; having a fixed home: »Becoming a settled…instead of a nomadic people... (Arthur P. Stanley). 2. populated: »a densely settled region. 3. fixed or established: »... the settled course … Useful english dictionary
gloominess — gloom·i·ness … English syllables
gloomy — gloom•y [[t]ˈglu mi[/t]] adj. gloom•i•er, gloom•i•est 1) dark or dim: gloomy skies[/ex] 2) causing gloom; depressing: a gloomy prospect[/ex] 3) filled with or showing gloom; melancholy: a gloomy mood[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 gloom′i•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
