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dol·drums 
[dohl-druhmz, dol-, dawl-] Pronunciation Key
[dohl-druhmz, dol-, dawl-] Pronunciation Key –noun (used with a plural verb)
) | 1. | a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art: August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. |
| 2. | the doldrums,
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| 3. | a dull, listless, depressed mood; low spirits. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dol·drums
(dōl'drəmz', dôl'-, dŏl'-) Pronunciation Key
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
[From obsolete doldrum, dullard, alteration (influenced by tantrum) of Middle English dold, past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
doldrums
doldrums
1811, from dulled, pp. of dullen, from O.E. dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| doldrums | |
noun | |
| 1. | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: stagnation] |
| 2. | a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
doldrums
see in the doldrums.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| doldrums
(dōl'drəmz') Pronunciation Key
A region of the globe found over the oceans near the equator in the intertropical convergence zone and having weather characterized variously by calm air, light winds, or squalls and thunderstorms. Hurricanes originate in this region.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Doldrums
Dol"drums\, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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