Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    downcast
    /ˈdaʊnkɑːst/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person's eyes) looking downwards: "her modestly downcast eyes"
    • 2. (of a person) feeling despondent: "you mustn't be downcast"

    noun

    • 1. a shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOWNCAST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DOWNCAST definition: 1. sad and without hope: 2. If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down. 3. sad and…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › downcastDowncast Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : low in spirit : dejected. 2. : directed downward. with downcast eyes. Synonyms. bowed. downward. lowered. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of downcast in a Sentence. There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd. her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › downcastDowncast - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Rest assured that there are, and one of them is downcast. Downcast most frequently describes a person's mood: downhearted, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, just plain old down. It can also refer to the direction in which something is pointed — down.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOWNCAST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DOWNCAST meaning: 1. sad and without hope: 2. If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down. 3. sad and…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOWNCAST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If your eyes are downcast, you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed. She was silent, her eyes downcast. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondowncast adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of downcast adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › downcast_adjdowncast, adj. & n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word downcast mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word downcast. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word downcast? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word downcast pronounced?

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › downcast_n1downcast, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun downcast mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun downcast, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. downcast has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. geology (1810s) mining (1810s) See meaning & use.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of downcast – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    DOWNCAST definition: 1. sad or disappointed 2. If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down.. Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › downcastDowncast - definition of downcast by The Free Dictionary

    Define downcast. downcast synonyms, downcast pronunciation, downcast translation, English dictionary definition of downcast. adj. 1. Directed downward: a downcast glance. 2. Low in spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...