gloomy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈɡluːmi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlumi/ (General-American)
Etymology
From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).
Meanings
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Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
The cavern was gloomy.
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Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
a gloomy temper or countenance
“The outlook is less gloomy than in our October forecast, and could represent a turning point, with growth bottoming out and inflation declining,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s director of research, wrote in a blog post.
2023 January 30, Julia Horowitz, “Global economic outlook slightly ‘less gloomy,’ Europe ekes out growth”, in CNN:The report was slightly gloomier than in June, when unemployment rates eased in more than half of all U.S. states for a third straight month and only five states reported jobless rate increases.
2010 August 20, Blake Ellis, “Unemployment rates rise in 14 states”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2024:The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is the doomiest and gloomiest yet in the action-adventure franchise.
2025 May 14, Nicholas Barber, “'A miserable, apocalyptic tract': Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be 'the feel-bad film of the summer”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gloomier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| gloomiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gloomy Gus · gloomy octopus · ungloomy · look on the gloomy side · overgloomy · gloominess · gloomy goose · gloomies (the) · doomy and gloomy · gloomyish · gloomily
Synonyms
disgruntled · atrabilious · chopfallen · down in the mouth · saturnine · dispirited · miserable · gloomy · unconsolable · infernal · blitheless · dreary · lightless · sombre · doleful · gray · dim · lack-laughter · unmerry · sombrous · spiritless · elegiac · plaintive · sullen · ruthful · umbrageous · disconsolate · morose · querulous · miserable · disheartened · depressing · dingy · somber · dull · dismal · blear · swarthy · fuliginous · gloomy · caliginous · tenebrous · damp · wintry · tenebrose · cimmerian · dreary · darkling · sunless · dejected · woeful · dolesome · drearisome · triste · dolesome · drear · passionate · inconsolable · crepuscular · melancholy · spiritless · sullen · sorrowful · leaden · sorrowsome · uncheery · down in the dumps · dismal · bleak · forlorn · gloomy · threnetical · tristful · sombre · unlively · joyless · woeful · depressed · obscure · sunless · uncheerful · dusky · miserable · clouded · low-spirited · adumbral · cheerless · morose · melancholy · grieving · bleak · lamentful · somber · heartsore · forlorn · dim · dark · downhearted · lugubrious · joyless · uncheery · crestfallen · lumpish · atrabiliary · glum · dreich · gloomsome · no joke · moody · bummed out · gayless · murky · heavy-hearted · grief-stricken · lugubrious · mirthless · infelicitous · sorrow-ridden · unhappy · darksome · unilluminated · solemn · twilightish · heartsick · melancholic · shady · cheerless · down · dusky · low · mournful · depressed · saddened · solemn · despondent · mirksome · wretched · lachrymose · doleful · disconsolate · elegious · sad · blue · mopey · threnetic · Plutonic · cut up · downcast · stygian · dark · murksome · chapfallen · Plutonian · uncheerful · darksome · grim · shattered · dull · desolate · woebegone · jawfallen · unhappy · dire · woe · saturnine · downsome · wistful · comfortless · dimpsy
Translations (187)
fr terne (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hu mélabús (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hy աղոտ (imperfectly illuminated) · is þungbúinn (imperfectly illuminated) · ca tètric (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi kolkko (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fr lugubre (imperfectly illuminated) · it cupo (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pdt dunkel (imperfectly illuminated) · sk pochmúrny (imperfectly illuminated) · mi kōrehurehu (imperfectly illuminated) · ga duibheagánach (imperfectly illuminated) · sco dreich (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sh támān (imperfectly illuminated) · ro sombru (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · eo morna (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · be змро́чны (imperfectly illuminated) · gl escuro (imperfectly illuminated) · fi raskasmielinen (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · gl fusco (imperfectly illuminated) · fi synkkä (imperfectly illuminated) · cs temný (imperfectly illuminated) · fr terne (imperfectly illuminated) · ro tern (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi tiwhatiwha (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · es lóbrego (imperfectly illuminated) · bg меланхоли́чен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi kaurehu (imperfectly illuminated) · sh sumoran (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sq errët (imperfectly illuminated) · fr lugubre (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · cmn 陰沉 /阴沉 (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · gd ciar (imperfectly illuminated) · ka წარბებშეჭმუხვნილი (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt triste (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt sombrio (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ru безотра́дный (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · bg мра́чен (imperfectly illuminated) · ru мра́чный (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de dunkel (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · gd dubhach (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ja 暗い (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · uk похму́рий (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ga gruama (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sk pošmúrny (imperfectly illuminated) · gl surnego (imperfectly illuminated) · sq zymtë (imperfectly illuminated) · mi matapōuri (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · gd doilleir (imperfectly illuminated) · ru печа́льный (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · gl avesío (imperfectly illuminated) · de melancholisch (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ca llòbrec (imperfectly illuminated) · gd gruamach (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ka მოღუშული (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · cs sklíčený (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sl otožen (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ko 어두운 (imperfectly illuminated) · ka პირქუში (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi hämärä (imperfectly illuminated) · nl benauwd (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fr mélancolique (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ru хму́рый (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · be змро́чны (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · da dunkel (imperfectly illuminated) · sh mráčan (imperfectly illuminated) · mi taupuru (imperfectly illuminated) · pl mroczny (imperfectly illuminated) · ar مُوحِش (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de traurig (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ja 暗い (imperfectly illuminated) · ota آجی (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mk та́жен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mk те́мен (imperfectly illuminated) · ro melancolic (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de dunkel (imperfectly illuminated) · ru тёмный (imperfectly illuminated) · cs pochmurný (imperfectly illuminated) · de finster (imperfectly illuminated) · pt pessimista (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ka დამძიმებული (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mk мра́чен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ca ombriu (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt escuro (imperfectly illuminated) · de schwermütig (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sk zasmušilý (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · cs pochmurný (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fr sombre (imperfectly illuminated) · la nūbilus (imperfectly illuminated) · bg тъ́мен (imperfectly illuminated) · cmn 陰沉 /阴沉 (imperfectly illuminated) · fi synkeä (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ru уны́лый (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de deprimiert (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ru мра́чный (imperfectly illuminated) · lt niūrus (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ka სულდამძიმებული (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi pōkēkē (imperfectly illuminated) · de niedergeschlagen (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi pōkēkē (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · da dyster (imperfectly illuminated) · fi ankea (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi surumielinen (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · grc ἐρεμνός (imperfectly illuminated) · fi iloton (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ja 陰鬱な (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi pakarea (imperfectly illuminated) · gl celobre (imperfectly illuminated) · gl lampreo (imperfectly illuminated) · de trübe (imperfectly illuminated) · sk skľúčený (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · tr kasvetli (imperfectly illuminated) · hu rosszkedvű (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mk меланхо́личен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · uk те́мний (imperfectly illuminated) · pt lúgubre (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · es tétrico (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hu sötét (imperfectly illuminated) · fr sombre (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sk ponurý (imperfectly illuminated) · de freudlos (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · nl donker (imperfectly illuminated) · he קודר (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hy մթին (imperfectly illuminated) · mi kōrerehu (imperfectly illuminated) · mk безра́досен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sv dyster (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi poururu (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi pimeä (imperfectly illuminated) · ka შუბლშეკრული (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi pōkē (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ka დაღვრემილი (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fr maussade (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de trüb (imperfectly illuminated) · sh mráčan (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · be цёмны (imperfectly illuminated) · sk pochmúrny (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · cmn 陰鬱 /阴郁 (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi hämyinen (imperfectly illuminated) · ca ombriu (imperfectly illuminated) · mk те́мен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de betrübt (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sco drumlie (imperfectly illuminated) · it tetro (imperfectly illuminated) · fr morne (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt lôbrego (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ja 陰気な (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · nl melancholisch (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · it lugubre (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt tétrico (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mk у́вилен (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hy մռայլ (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt obscuro (imperfectly illuminated) · hu homályos (imperfectly illuminated) · ka გაუხარებელი (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · am ቀፋፊ (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ca ombrívol (imperfectly illuminated) · ga doilbhir (imperfectly illuminated) · cmn 陰鬱 /阴郁 (imperfectly illuminated) · he אפל (imperfectly illuminated) · es lóbrego (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · eo sombra (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ru безра́достный (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · pt soturno (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · uk сумни́й (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi pōuriuri (imperfectly illuminated) · pt melancólico (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · hu melankolikus (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de düster (imperfectly illuminated) · ar كَئِيب (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · fi synkkä (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · la nūbilus (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi hākerekere (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · mi hīnakipōuri (imperfectly illuminated) · it uggioso (imperfectly illuminated) · mk мра́чен (imperfectly illuminated) · nl duister (imperfectly illuminated) · mi mōkinokino (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · es luctuoso (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · bg уни́л (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · grc σκυθρωπός (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ga duairc (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · de düster (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · ro lugubru (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sco mirk (imperfectly illuminated) · ru угрю́мый (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy) · sh támān (affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy)