English Explanatory Dictionary

gloomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  2. Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
noun
  1. Someone or something that is gloomy or pessimistic.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡluːmi/ /ˈɡlumi/ En-us-gloomy.ogg

Word forms

gloomy gloomier gloomiest gloomies

Etymology

From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).

Synonyms

dusky dim clouded blear caliginous cimmerian crepuscular dark darksome darkling dimpsy dingy dull fuliginous gloomy infernal leaden lightless mirksome murky murksome obscure shady somber sombrous stygian sunless swarthy tenebrose tenebrous twilightish umbrageous unilluminated bleak depressed dreary miserable cheerless comfortless morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome grim joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless

Derived words

doomy and gloomy gloomily gloominess gloomy goose gloomy Gus gloomyish gloomy octopus look on the gloomy side overgloomy ungloomy gloomies
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary