gloominess

gloominess
noun
1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension
Syn: ↑gloom, ↑somberness, ↑sombreness
Derivationally related forms: ↑sombre (for: ↑sombreness), ↑somber (for: ↑somberness), ↑gloomy
Hypernyms: ↑melancholy, ↑apprehension, ↑apprehensiveness, ↑dread
2. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
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Syn: ↑gloom, ↑glumness
Hypernyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑ambiance, ↑ambience
Hyponyms: ↑cloud, ↑bleakness, ↑desolation, ↑bareness, ↑nakedness
3. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Syn: ↑lugubriousness, ↑sadness
Derivationally related forms: ↑sad (for: ↑sadness), ↑lugubrious (for: ↑lugubriousness), ↑gloomy
Hypernyms: ↑uncheerfulness

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