gloominess

Noun

Meaning

State of being gloomy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sadness gloom somberness glumness sombreness lugubriousness depression blues dark shadow darkness shade despair funk sorrow
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Antonyms

aurora bliss felicity beatitude dawn paradise
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Hypernyms

atmosphere melancholy apprehension dread ambience apprehensiveness

Hyponyms

cloud desolation nakedness bareness bleakness

Examples

People always called the Cure gloomy, but listening to the Cure made me happy. There was something about the gloominess that gave me comfort, and I think we're the same way. Billy Corgan

I am so often accused of gloominess and melancholy. And I think I'm probably the most cheerful man around. I don't consider myself a pessimist at all. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel completely soaked to the skin. Leonard Cohen

I prefer the gloominess to the sun. I don't know why. Skrillex

gloom pervaded the office Source: Internet

It has been suggested that it comes from the Anglo-Cornish word "Tulgu", 'darkness', which in turn comes from the Cornish language "Tewolgow" 'darkness, gloominess'. Source: Internet

The increasing gloominess of Donne's tone may also be observed in the religious works that he began writing during the same period. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gloomies gloomiest gloomily glooming gloomingly gloomish