gloom

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/ɡlum/ English

Definitions

noun

Darkness, dimness or obscurity.“the gloom of a forest, or of midnight”
A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.

verb

To be dark or gloomy.
To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.

Related words

Synonyms

sombreness gloominess somberness glumness sombre obscurity darkness murk drear blues misery sadness despair sad hopelessness sorrow

Associated

heartache overcast golem doom foggy skies cloudy whiskey amiga melancholy

Rhymes

plume presume loom exhume boom room assume fume tomb spume

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