gloomy
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2.3
- adjective
- /ˈɡluːmi/
:
sombrío
- The gloomy weather made everyone feel a little down as they walked to work.
- gloomy room
- gloomy morning
- gloomy day
It's super windy, it's super gloomy outside and it is pretty cold.
- It's super windy, it's super gloomy outside and it is pretty cold.
- Today though, it's rainy, it's windy, it's dark and gloomy.
- It was in a drawer in here, actually, and we had a really miserable day recently where it was dark and gloomy and it was raining.
- So it's perfect for like, you know, this kind, this kind this time of year when it's kind of like, you know, like gloomy and like right now my screen is so black.
Examples
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A particularly gloomy, foggy night... that was well suited for a visitation by the supernatural.
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Seems a little gloomy in here.
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"It was a cold, gloomy day in Seattle."
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If I had my wish, I'd be out of this gloomy place right away.
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The scene is a murky, dark, gloomy night, and the weather is bad.
Fiction book (1991) -
I look out my window and see the dark tower sticking up from the gloomy monastery.
Fiction book (1993) -
It is dark, it is gloomy, it has been cold and rainy and windy.
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Torches flamed in their iron wall-holders, casting gloomy shadows here and there.
Fiction book (1991) -
Murduc lived in a shabby, gloomy little house with boarded-up windows in the worst part of the slum.
Fiction book (1992) -
On a cold, rainy afternoon, the park looked particularly gloomy and deserted.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling gloomy and sad
219
2.2
Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better
73
4.2
Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad
44
3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
23
4.2
Not bright or colorful and not lively
8
5.0
Cold wet weather that feels unpleasant
6
4.7
Dim light like the sky just after the sun goes down
4
4.2
Dark and dull in color, not bright
1
2.0
A little less light in color than usual
1
9.9
A dull, cold, and depressing place or scene
1
9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Not clear and dark, like water or fog
A place with less light than usual
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
A dark, gloomy place that makes people feel afraid or uncomfortable
A place with little light that is damp and unpleasant
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Etymology
Gloomy comes from the old word gloom, which meant 'darkness'. So a gloomy room is simply one that is dark or poorly lit, and that low light can make it feel depressing or hard to see.