gloominess
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɡluːmɪnəs/
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melancolía
- Tracks like "Sunset" and "Missing" continue to disappoint with a repetitive gloominess that feels forced and showcases bassist Oliver Sim's vocal shortcomings.
Examples
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The whole world is changing around me, threatening to bring some kind of desperate gloominess.
Blog text (28) -
His gloominess was evident to all, as he sat quietly in the corner during the celebration.
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There is no doubt that his gloominess is due to the end of European communism.
Blog text (22) -
The prophet Joel spoke of the day of the Lord as "a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness."
Blog text (12) -
"For a moment, all of Colette's affection, sympathy, and love for V.F. was in her silence, just as her momentary gloominess had been before.
Fiction book (1991) -
So when he heard Chief Hammer's name over the cell phone, he experienced a sudden release of gloominess and menacing persecution, a buoyant happiness, and a surge of power.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wallace feels sunk, immersed in some thick tar of gloominess and taciturnity, the tar that is his lineage, so far as he knows it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Zephaniah 1:15: That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness.
Blog text (26) -
The gloominess in the room was palpable as everyone grieved the loss of their beloved dog.
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After a long winter, the persistent gloominess made her eager for the arrival of spring.
Synonyms
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3.7
A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life
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1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
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3.5
A complete loss of hope
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3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
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4.1
A feeling that nothing will get better
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8.0
A sad heavy feeling that hangs over a place
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8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
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6.3
A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad
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7.9
A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt
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6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
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6.5
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
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3.5
A feeling of being a little sad or down
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8.4
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
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9.9
Being very sad in a way that seems fake
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of sadness and little interest in things
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
A feeling of sadness and low energy
A feeling of being sad or low
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A very strong feeling that nothing will get better and you have no hope
A feeling of sadness and no hope
A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
A sad, gloomy feeling that makes people feel down
Antonyms
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gloominess comes from the old word gloom, which meant 'darkness' or 'shadow', and the ending -ness turns it into a state or feeling. So gloominess is like a 'dark' mood or a sad, heavy atmosphere.