| Library / English Dictionary |
GLOOMINESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Synonyms:
gloominess; lugubriousness; sadness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gloominess" is a kind of...):
uncheerfulness (not conducive to cheer or good spirits)
Derivation:
gloomy (depressingly dark)
gloomy (filled with melancholy and despondency)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of melancholy apprehension
Synonyms:
gloom; gloominess; somberness; sombreness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("gloominess" is a kind of...):
apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)
melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An atmosphere of depression and melancholy
Example:
gloom pervaded the office
Synonyms:
gloom; gloominess; glumness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("gloominess" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gloominess"):
cloud (a cause of worry or gloom or trouble)
bareness; bleakness; desolation; nakedness (a bleak and desolate atmosphere)
