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- Definition of gloomy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary gloomy adjective /ˈɡluːmi/ /ˈɡluːmi/ (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest) nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sadsynonymdepressing
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Definition of gloomy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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gloomy adjective. adjective. NAmE / / ˈɡlumi / / (gloomier,...
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GLOOMY definition: 1. unhappy and without hope: 2. not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: 3. dark…. Learn more.
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.
Synonyms for GLOOMY: bleak, somber, dark, depressing, depressive, lonely, darkening, desolate; Antonyms of GLOOMY: bright, cheerful, cheery, friendly, festive, sunshiny, gay, comforting
- Some common synonyms of gloomy are bleak, cheerless, desolate, dismal, and dreary. While all these words mean "devoid of cheer or comfort," gloomy...
- While in some cases nearly identical to gloomy, bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. // the bleak years...
- In some situations, the words cheerless and gloomy are roughly equivalent. However, cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. // a drab and...
- The meanings of desolate and gloomy largely overlap; however, desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already...
- While the synonyms dismal and gloomy are close in meaning, dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. // dismal weather
- The words dreary and gloomy can be used in similar contexts, but dreary, often interchangeable with dismal, emphasizes discouragement resulting fro...
GLOOMY meaning: 1. unhappy and without hope: 2. not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: 3. dark…. Learn more.
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.
Gloomy definition: dark or dim; deeply shaded. See examples of GLOOMY used in a sentence.
