- gloominess
- noun1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension• Syn: ↑gloom, ↑somberness, ↑sombreness• Derivationally related forms: ↑sombre (for: ↑sombreness), ↑somber (for: ↑somberness), ↑gloomy• Hypernyms: ↑melancholy, ↑apprehension, ↑apprehensiveness, ↑dread2. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy-
gloom pervaded the office
• Hypernyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑ambiance, ↑ambience• Hyponyms: ↑cloud, ↑bleakness, ↑desolation, ↑bareness, ↑nakedness3. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness• Syn: ↑lugubriousness, ↑sadness• Derivationally related forms: ↑sad (for: ↑sadness), ↑lugubrious (for: ↑lugubriousness), ↑gloomy• Hypernyms: ↑uncheerfulness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.