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- pronunciation:
- glu
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- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
gloomier, gloomiest |
| definition 1: |
When something is gloomy, it's somewhat dark and gives many people a sad or unhappy feeling.
On a gloomy day, I don't feel like going outside.The prisoner was taken to a gloomy cell.- synonyms:
- dark, dim, dreary
- antonyms:
- brilliant, cheerful
- similar words:
- black, shaded
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| definition 2: |
If you feel gloomy, you feel somewhat sad or depressed. If someone looks gloomy or has a gloomy expression, you can imagine that they are sad or depressed.
Max knew his mom was okay in the hospital, but he still felt gloomy until he knew when she could come home.Megan's dad looked really gloomy when he came home from work, and she was sure something bad must have happened.- synonyms:
- sad
- antonyms:
- cheerful, merry, sunny
- similar words:
- blue, depressed, unhappy
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| related words: |
cloudy, dim, low, sad, stern |
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| derivations: |
gloomily (adv.), gloominess (n.) |
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