grimness
2
6.7
- noun
- /ɡrɪmnəs/
- She could sense the grimness in the atmosphere as the storm approached.
Examples
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Nights, especially this time of year, I concluded that part of the grimness was the lack of physical sunlight.
Blog text (24) -
Eliza heard the grimness in his voice and let her knitting needles fall silent.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I'll think of something," he replied, with a certain grimness.
Fiction book (1992) -
The state is truly "wild and wonderful," but it has some underlying grimness to it, as if long ago some ancient evil were imprisoned there.
Blog text (8) -
Even the few that might've been curious got all the grimness they could stand from the Great War.
Fiction book (1998) -
His grimness struck me as irritatingly comical.
Fiction book (1992) -
The faces of punters around the table: concentration, grimness, apprehension...
Fiction book (1998) -
I find the laughter of children a powerful antidote to the grimness of that reality and to any personal depression that I might be tempted to indulge in.
Fiction book (1991) -
For a respite from such grimness, I've also started reading Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough.
Blog text (10) -
The grimness of the abandoned house sent chills down my spine.
Synonyms
129
3.4
A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food
51
5.1
The level of how bad or serious something is
29
8.1
Harsh physical or mental conditions that are hard to bear
18
4.4
A difficult truth you must accept
17
4.2
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
7
6.0
A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad
4
5.0
A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable
3
6.3
A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad
2
6.3
Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted
2
3.5
A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses
1
6.6
A state when something is very bad and frightening
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
1
5.2
A raw, harsh style that makes art or stories feel real
1
6.5
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
1
7.0
A very shocking and frightening scene or detail that makes you feel sick
1
8.4
A state of great suffering that feels like being in hell
1
5.9
A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust
1
9.6
A very bad quality that makes something unpleasant
1
8.4
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
1
9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
1
8.5
A very shocking and horrible sight that scares people
1
3.4
A state that causes physical or emotional hurt
1
3.9
A harsh quality in a voice or behavior that feels severe
1
7.7
A very strong feeling of fear when something is shocking or awful
1
7.7
A very unpleasant quality that shocks people
1
7.7
Being very harsh and hard for people or things to endure
1
7.0
A quality that makes pain or trouble very hard to stand
1
7.8
How strong and harmful something is, like pain or bad weather
1
9.9
Very harsh conditions that are difficult to live in
1
9.1
A quality that makes situations feel very frightening and unpleasant
1
4.4
A sad, frowning look on a person's face
1
9.1
A shocking, vivid way of telling a story to make people react
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grimness comes from the old word grim, which meant 'fierce' or 'stern'. So picture a hard, frightening face or a bleak, cold place, because that is why grimness means 'harsh, unpleasant, or causing fear'.