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plural noun
the blues; melancholy (usually preceded by the).
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noun
1.
total or partial darkness; dimness.
2.
a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits.
3.
a despondent or depressed look or expression.
verb (used without object)
4.
to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.
5.
to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English gloumben, glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum
1300–50; Middle English gloumben, glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum
Related forms
gloom·ful, adjective
gloom·ful·ly, adverb
gloom·less, adjective
out·gloom, verb (used with object)
un·der·gloom, noun
EXPANDun·gloom, verb (used with object)
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. shadow, shade, obscurity. 2. dejection, despondency, sadness.
1. shadow, shade, obscurity. 2. dejection, despondency, sadness.
Antonyms
1. brightness. 2. cheerfulness.
1. brightness. 2. cheerfulness.
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Word Origin & History
gloom
c.1300 as a verb, "to look sullen or displeased," perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Norw. dial. glome "to stare somberly"); the noun is 1590s in Scottish, "sullen look," from the verb. Sense of "darkness, obscurity" is first recorded 1629 in Milton's poetry; that of "melancholy" is 1744 (gloomy in this
EXPAND sense is attested from 1580s).
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