gloom

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noun
  1. total or partial darkness; dimness.

  2. a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits.

  1. a despondent or depressed look or expression.

verb (used without object)
  1. to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.

  2. to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown.

verb (used with object)
  1. to fill with gloom; make gloomy or sad; sadden.

  2. to make dark or somber.

Origin of gloom

1
1300–50; Middle English gloumben,glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum

Other words for gloom

Opposites for gloom

Other words from gloom

  • gloomful, adjective
  • gloom·ful·ly, adverb
  • gloomless, adjective
  • outgloom, verb (used with object)
  • un·der·gloom, noun
  • un·gloom, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for gloom

gloom

/ (ɡluːm) /


noun
  1. partial or total darkness

  2. a state of depression or melancholy

  1. an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy

  2. poetic a dim or dark place

verb
  1. (intr) to look sullen or depressed

  2. to make or become dark or gloomy

Origin of gloom

1
C14 gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously

Derived forms of gloom

  • gloomful, adjective
  • gloomfully, adverb
  • gloomless, adjective

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