gloomy
17
2.1
- adjective
- /ˈɡluːmi/
:
sombrío
- The sky was overcast and the atmosphere felt gloomy, making everyone feel a bit down.
- gloomy prognosis
- gloomy predictions
- gloomy forecasts
Yeah, for people who don't know Leonard Cohen, and this is your first introduction to him, it's going to sound so gloomy, but it's so good.
- Yeah, for people who don't know Leonard Cohen, and this is your first introduction to him, it's going to sound so gloomy, but it's so good.
- I think he just blossoms as do I when we hit the sunshine, which is, and it's kind of sad that it's all Gray and gloomy today.
- It's nothing better on a gloomy day than a warm What was a good blanket?
Examples
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I had a rather gloomy letter from home today.
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All week, the mornings had been gloomy, the afternoons sunny, and the nights dense and close.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's kind of gloomy here
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For the next couple of weeks, the house was as gloomy as a hospital.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's going to look mighty gloomy for the party.
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The mood in Japan is not as gloomy as many Western observers have been led to believe.
Academic text (1994) -
Rather than improve the prospect of fiscal reform, gloomy economic conditions could delay it further.
Academic text (2004) -
But however varied the diagnosis, the gloomy prognosis remains much the same.
Academic text (1995) -
John Appleby, chief economist at the health services think tank, the King's Fund, paints a gloomy picture.
Academic text (2015) -
Under the city's often-gloomy skies, shared space is no abstraction.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
441
3.5
Feeling very sad and without hope
219
2.2
Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better
205
2.1
Feeling sad or unhappy
73
4.2
Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad
62
4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
44
3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
37
5.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness
23
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
15
7.9
Being quiet and unhappy and showing little interest in others
8
5.0
Cold wet weather that feels unpleasant
8
4.4
Feeling sad and quiet without much energy
4
4.2
Dark and dull in color, not bright
2
5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
1
5.6
Dark and cloudy, making a place feel gloomy
1
9.9
A dull, cold, and depressing place or scene
1
5.1
Feeling sad and without much energy
Causing deep sadness in people or places
Antonyms
Compounds
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gloomy comes from the old word gloom, which meant 'darkness'. So something gloomy can make people feel sad because the place itself feels dark and heavy.