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gloom⋅y

  [gloo-mee]
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–adjective, gloom⋅i⋅er, gloom⋅i⋅est.
1. dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
2. causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect.
3. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy.
4. hopeless or despairing; pessimistic: a gloomy view of the future.
Origin:
1580–90; gloom + -y 1

Related forms:
gloom⋅i⋅ly, adverb
gloom⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. obscure, shadowy, dusky; lowering, threatening. 3. downcast, downhearted, despondent, depressed, glum, dispirited.

Antonyms:
3. happy.
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gloom·y   (glōō'mē)   
adj.   gloom·i·er, gloom·i·est
  1. Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day.
  2. Showing or filled with gloom: gloomy faces.
    1. Causing or producing gloom; depressing: gloomy news.
    2. Marked by hopelessness; very pessimistic: gloomy predictions.
gloom'i·ly adv., gloom'i·ness n.
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Gloomy

Gloom"y\, a. [Compar. Gloomier; superl. Gloomiest.]

1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. "Though hid in gloomiest shade." --Milton.

2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance.

Syn: Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose; melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected; disheartened.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : gloomy
Spanish: triste, melancólico, sombrío,
German: schwermütig,
Japanese: 憂うつな
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