GLOOMY


Meaning of GLOOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglü-mē ]

adjective

( gloom·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1588

1.

a. : partially or totally dark ; especially : dismally and depressingly dark

gloomy weather

b. : having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding

a gloomy countenance

c. : low in spirits : melancholy

2.

a. : causing gloom : depressing

a gloomy story

a gloomy landscape

b. : lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic

gloomy prophecies

a gloomy future

Synonyms: see dismal , sullen

• gloom·i·ly -mə-lē adverb

• gloom·i·ness -mē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.