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- Dictionarydoldrums/ˈdɒldrəmz/
plural
- 1. a state or period of stagnation or depression: "the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years"
- 2. an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds: "Hurricane Verity had been born in the doldrums"
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THE DOLDRUMS definition: 1. unsuccessful or showing no activity or development: 2. a period of being sad or bored and with…. Learn more.
1. : a spell of listlessness or despondency. fighting off the winter doldrums. 2. often capitalized oceanography : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b), squalls, and light shifting winds. 3. : a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump. out of the economic doldrums. Did you know?
Doldrums definition: a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art. See examples of DOLDRUMS used in a sentence.
a depressed or bored state of mind. 2. a state of inactivity or stagnation. 3. a. a belt of light winds or calms along the equator. b. the weather conditions experienced in this belt, formerly a hazard to sailing vessels. Collins English Dictionary.
doldrums plural : a condition of inactivity, retardation, or stagnation: a. : a downswing, slump, or slack period (as in business or industry) through the economic doldrums of the late forties Drew Middleton. bring the antiques business out of the depression doldrums Alice Winchester.
Definition of doldrums noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a state of inactivity or stagnation. 2. a dull, depressed mood; low spirits. 3. the doldrums, a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds N of the equator between the N and S trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. b. the weather prevailing in this area.
noun. uk / ˈdɒldrəmz / us. in the doldrums. Add to word list. If a business or job is in the doldrums, it is not very successful and nothing new is happening in it: After two years in the doldrums, profits are finally rising. UK. sad and with no energy or enthusiasm.
Doldrums aren’t drums that you can play like the tom-toms. Rather people use this noun to describe a period of time that is boring, depressing, or characterized by inactivity.
noun. Low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling. Webster's New World. Sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness. American Heritage. Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
