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 gloomy gloomy /ˈgluːmi/

adjective

  1. () Depressingly dark  ( gloomful [Archaic] , glooming [Archaic] , sulky , gloomy )
    depressingly dark
     The gloomy forest
    the gloomy forest
     The glooming interior of an old inn
    the glooming interior of an old inn
     Gloomful' is archaic
    gloomful' is archaic
  2. Causing dejection  ( blue [Informal] , dark , dingy , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry )
    causing dejection
     A blue day
    a blue day
     The dark days of the war
    the dark days of the war
     A week of rainy depressing weather
    a week of rainy depressing weather
     A disconsolate winter landscape
    a disconsolate winter landscape
     The first dismal dispiriting days of November
    the first dismal dispiriting days of November
     A dark gloomy day
    a dark gloomy day
     Grim rainy weather
    grim rainy weather
  3. Filled with melancholy and despondency  ( depressed , dispirited , down , down in the mouth , downcast , downhearted , gloomy , grim , low , blue [Informal] , low-spirited )
    filled with melancholy and despondency
     Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
    gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
     Gloomy predictions
    gloomy predictions
     A gloomy silence
    a gloomy silence
     Took a grim view of the economy
    took a grim view of the economy
     The darkening mood
    the darkening mood
     Lonely and blue in a strange city
    lonely and blue in a strange city
     Depressed by the loss of his job
    depressed by the loss of his job
     A dispirited and resigned expression on her face
    a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
     Downcast after his defeat
    downcast after his defeat
     Feeling discouraged and downhearted
    feeling discouraged and downhearted