Gloominess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌɾəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈuːminəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈuːminəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌɾəlɪŋ/.

Examples

gloom pervaded the office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloom glumness somberness sombreness sadness lugubriousness

Parts of Speech

noun	an atmosphere of depression and melancholy “gloom pervaded the office”
noun	a feeling of melancholy apprehension
noun	the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Word Forms

gloomy	adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency
somber	adjective	grave or even gloomy in character
sombre	adjective	grave or even gloomy in character
lugubrious	adjective	excessively mournful
sad	adjective	of things that make you feel sad; ; ; ; - Christina Rossetti

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Düsterkeit

eine Atmosphäre der Depression und Melancholie

🇫🇷French

tristesse

une atmosphère de dépression et de mélancolie

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuridad

una atmósfera de depresión y melancolía

🇮🇹Italian

oscurità

un clima di depressione e malinconia

🇳🇱Dutch

somberheid

een sfeer van depressie en melancholie

🇵🇹Portuguese

melancolia

uma atmosfera de depressão e melancolia

🇷🇺Russian

мрачность

атмосфера депрессии и меланхолии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेद

अवसाद और उदासी का माहौल

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্লুমিনেস

হতাশা এবং বিষণ্ণতার পরিবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

இருள்

மனச்சோர்வு மற்றும் மனச்சோர்வின் சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చీకటి

నిరాశ మరియు విచారం యొక్క వాతావరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधकार

उदासीनता आणि उदासीन वातावरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંધકાર

હતાશા અને ખિન્નતાનું વાતાવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕತ್ತಲೆ

ಖಿನ್ನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಯ ವಾತಾವರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരുട്ട്

വിഷാദത്തിൻ്റെയും വിഷാദത്തിൻ്റെയും അന്തരീക്ഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਉਦਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦਾ ਮਾਹੌਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداسی

افسردگی اور اداسی کا ماحول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沮丧

压抑、忧郁的气氛

🇯🇵Japanese

憂鬱

憂鬱で憂鬱な雰囲気

🇰🇷Korean

어두움

우울하고 우울한 분위기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự u sầu

một bầu không khí chán nản và u sầu

🇹🇭Thai

ความเศร้าโศก

บรรยากาศของความหดหู่และความเศร้าโศก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesuraman

suasana depresi dan melankolis

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

isang kapaligiran ng depresyon at mapanglaw

🇲🇾Malay

kesuraman

suasana kemurungan dan melankolis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كآبة

جو من الاكتئاب والحزن

🇮🇷Persian

تاریکی

فضای افسردگی و مالیخولیا

🇹🇷Turkish

kasvet

depresyon ve melankoli atmosferi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִכדוּך

אווירה של דיכאון ומלנכוליה

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