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
Synonyms
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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gloom (ɡluːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | partial or total darkness |
| 2. | a state of depression or melancholy |
| 3. | an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy |
| 4. | poetic a dim or dark place |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (intr) to look sullen or depressed |
| 6. | to make or become dark or gloomy |
| [C14 gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously] | |
| 'gloomful | |
| —adj | |
| 'gloomfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'gloomless | |
| —adj | |
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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
sense is attested from 1580s).
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