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glumness

glumness

6.6
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
  • noun
  • /ˈɡlʌmnəs/
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  • Her glumness was evident as she stared out the window, lost in thought.

Examples

  • "I know," he responded, unable to keep the glumness out of his voice.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The sodden glumness he'd felt after the EPA men had run everyone off was gone.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He then strives to illustrate the feelings of glumness and futility that engulf this person in the face of these sights of nature.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Our heroine's main personality traits are rudeness, glumness, temper, disinterest in hygiene, violence against musical instruments, and arrogance.

    Blog text (2)
  • After receiving the bad news, a deep sense of glumness settled over the entire room.

  • The team felt a heavy glumness after losing the championship game.

Synonyms

depression
vsglumness
330 3.7

A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life

is a lighter low-spirited feeling rather than a deep persistent condition
sadness
vsglumness
229 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

is a more persistent general low-spirited state than a simple unhappy feeling
despair
vsglumness
210 3.5

A complete loss of hope

is sad or gloomy but not the extreme hopeless condition
gloom
vsglumness
46 3.2

A feeling of sadness and low spirits

is the internal low mood rather than external atmosphere
melancholy
vsglumness
37 5.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is a more general low-spirited feeling rather than extreme depth
pall
vsglumness
8 8.0

A sad heavy feeling that hangs over a place

is the personal low feeling rather than a heavy surrounding mood
despondency
vsglumness
4 8.3

A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad

is low spirits without the strong absence of hope
bleakness
vsglumness
3 6.3

A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad

is an inward sad feeling rather than a wide desolate quality
dreariness
vsglumness
1 6.2

A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting

is personal low spirits rather than a boring, dull quality
sullenness
vsglumness
1 7.9

A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt

is general low spirits rather than a resentful silent attitude
somberness
vsglumness
  • US
1 6.5

A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy

is everyday low mood rather than the formal solemn tone
gloominess
vsglumness
1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is the personal feeling of being low rather than broad atmosphere
low spirits
vsglumness
1 3.5

A feeling of being a little sad or down

is a broader low mood and can be more than just mild cases
despondence
vsglumness
1 8.8

A feeling of deep sadness and no hope

is general sadness without the pronounced hopeless element
mournfulness
vsglumness
1 6.5

A deep, quiet feeling or look of sadness

is general low spirits not specifically linked to mourning
moroseness
vsglumness
1 8.4

A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach

is sadness without the strongly sullen or angry tone
low-spiritedness
vsglumness
6.7

A feeling of sadness and little interest in things

is the personal low mood rather than absence of cheer alone
lowness
vsglumness
5.8

A time when someone feels sad and without energy

is the general concept of low spirits rather than this informal label
dispiritedness
vsglumness
7.1

A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope

is general low spirits without focusing on lost energy or hope
dejectedness
vsglumness
6.4

A feeling of sadness and low energy

is similar but may be less focused on outward visible sadness
downheartedness
vsglumness
6.8

A feeling of being sad and having little hope

is the broader low-spirited feeling without emphasising lost hope
downness
vsglumness
7.4

A feeling of being sad or low

is similar but can include more lasting gloom rather than simple low mood
sorrowfulness
vsglumness
6.3

A deep feeling of sadness about a loss

is the general low mood rather than sorrow tied to loss
cheerlessness
vsglumness
6.5

A feeling of sadness and no hope

is the neutral feeling of low spirits rather than extreme hopelessness
crumminess
vsglumness
  • Informal
7.9

A feeling of being unwell and generally unhappy

is simple gloom rather than feeling physically unwell and miserable
uncheerfulness
vsglumness
7.2

A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood

is the personal low mood rather than only absence of cheer
disconsolateness
vsglumness
9.9

A deep sadness that nothing can comfort

is general low spirits rather than the deep, uncomforted despair

Antonyms

970 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

joy
793 1.0

A strong feeling of great happiness

How Sad

despair
210 3.5
gloom
46 3.2
glumness
6.6
sadness
229 1.0
low spirits
1 3.5

Surface Forms

glumness singular
glumnesses plural

Morphology

glumness = glum (transparent) = glum + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'glum' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

Etymology

Glumness comes from the adjective glum, which is closely related to gloom, a word that once meant 'darkness' or 'sadness'. That's why glumness describes a kind of 'inner darkness' or 'low spirits'.