gloom in English dictionary

  • gloom

    Meanings and definitions of "gloom"

    • darkness, dimness or obscurity.
    • a melancholy, depressing or despondent atmosphere
    • (intransitive) To be dark or gloomy.
    • (intransitive) to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
    • noun
      Darkness, dimness or obscurity.
    • noun
      A melancholy, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
    • noun
      Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
    • noun
      A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be dark or gloomy.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
    • verb
      To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
    • darkness, dimness or obscurity
    • shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone’s happiness)
    • noun
      an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
    • noun
      a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    • noun
      a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"

    Synonyms of "gloom" in English dictionary

    melancholy, sombreness, gloominess are the top synonyms of "gloom" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of gloom

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza gloom; blm  bez liczby mnogiej<ref name="long" />
    • gloom ( uncountable)
    • gloom ( third-person singular simple present glooms, present participle glooming, simple past and past participle gloomed)
    • gloom (uncountable)
    • gloom (third-person singular simple present glooms, present participle glooming, simple past and past participle gloomed)
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