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- Dictionarygloomy/ˈɡluːmi/
adjective
- 1. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening: "a gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps" Similar Opposite
- 2. causing or feeling depression or despondency: "gloomy forecasts about the economy" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of GLOOMY is partially or totally dark; especially : dismally and depressingly dark. How to use gloomy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gloomy.
GLOOMY definition: 1. unhappy and without hope: 2. not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: 3. dark…. Learn more.
adjective. filled with melancholy and despondency. “ gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”. “ gloomy predictions”. “a gloomy silence”. synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, grim, low, low-spirited. dejected. affected or marked by low spirits. adjective.
Definition of 'gloomy' gloomy. (gluːmi ) Word forms: gloomier , gloomiest. 1. adjective. If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. ...this huge gloomy church. Synonyms: dark, dull, dim, dismal More Synonyms of gloomy. 2. adjective.
Definition of gloomy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unhappy and without hope: a gloomy person / expression. The cemetery is a gloomy place. not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: a gloomy economic forecast. UK The vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not hopeful. be in a funk idiom. be on a hiding to nothing idiom.
Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary. A damp, gloomy day. American Heritage. Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness. Webster's New World. Showing or filled with gloom. Gloomy faces. American Heritage. Very sad or dejected; hopeless; melancholy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Morose or sullen.
Gloomy definition: dark or dim; deeply shaded. See examples of GLOOMY used in a sentence.
1. Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day. 2. Showing or filled with gloom: gloomy faces. 3. a. Causing or producing gloom; depressing: gloomy news. b. Marked by hopelessness; very pessimistic: gloomy predictions. gloom′i·ly adv. gloom′i·ness n.
a situation in which it is nearly dark and difficult to see well: She peered into the gloom, but she couldn't see where the noise was coming from. A figure emerged from the gloom of the corridor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
