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glum
[gluhm] 
–adjective, glum⋅mer, glum⋅mest.
| sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected. |
Related forms:
glumly, adverb
glumness, noun
Synonyms:
moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. Glum, morose, sullen, dour, surly all are adjectives describing a gloomy, unsociable attitude. Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye. Morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact. Sullen usually implies reluctance or refusal to speak accompanied by glowering looks expressing anger or a sense of injury: a sullen manner, silence, look. Dour refers to a stern and forbidding aspect, stony and unresponsive: dour rejection of friendly overtures. Surly implies gruffness of speech and manner, usually accompanied by an air of injury and ill temper: a surly reply.
moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. Glum, morose, sullen, dour, surly all are adjectives describing a gloomy, unsociable attitude. Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye. Morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact. Sullen usually implies reluctance or refusal to speak accompanied by glowering looks expressing anger or a sense of injury: a sullen manner, silence, look. Dour refers to a stern and forbidding aspect, stony and unresponsive: dour rejection of friendly overtures. Surly implies gruffness of speech and manner, usually accompanied by an air of injury and ill temper: a surly reply.
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| glum (glŭm) adj. glum·mer, glum·mest
[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see gloom.] glum'ly adv., glum'ness n. |
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Glum
Glum\, n. [See Gloom.] Sullenness. [Obs.] --Skelton.Glum
Glum\, a. Moody; silent; sullen. I frighten people by my glun face. --Thackeray.Glum
Glum\, v. i. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum. [Obs.] --Hawes.
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Language Translation for : glum
Spanish:
sombrío, taciturno, melancólico,
German:
verdrießlich,
Japanese:
ふさぎ込んだ
glum
1547, from M.E. gloumen (v.) "become dark" (c.1300), later gloumben "look gloomy or sullen" (c.1380); see gloom.
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