browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
gloomier definition
gloomier |
Overview of adj gloomy The adj gloomy has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gloomy, grim -- (characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy") 2. (1) dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry -- (depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams) 3. (1) glooming, gloomy, gloomful -- (depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic") 4. depressing, depressive, gloomy, saddening -- (causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news") 5. glum, gloomy, long-faced -- (reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces") 6. blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim -- (causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather") Antonyms of adj gloomy 6 senses of gloomy Sense 1 gloomy, grim INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful Sense 2 dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry INDIRECT (VIA cheerless) -> cheerful Sense 3 glooming, gloomy, gloomful INDIRECT (VIA dark) -> light Sense 4 depressing, depressive, gloomy, saddening INDIRECT (VIA sad) -> glad Sense 5 glum, gloomy, long-faced INDIRECT (VIA dejected) -> elated Sense 6 blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim INDIRECT (VIA cheerless) -> cheerful Similarity of adj gloomy 6 senses of gloomy Sense 1 gloomy, grim => hopeless (vs. hopeful) Sense 2 dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry => cheerless (vs. cheerful), uncheerful Sense 3 glooming, gloomy, gloomful => dark (vs. light) Sense 4 depressing, depressive, gloomy, saddening => sad (vs. glad) Sense 5 glum, gloomy, long-faced => dejected (vs. elated) Sense 6 blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim => cheerless (vs. cheerful), uncheerful Attributes of adj gloomy Familiarity of adj gloomy gloomy used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj gloomy gloomy Overview of adj gloomy The adj gloomy has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gloomy, grim -- (characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy") 2. (1) dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry -- (depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams) 3. (1) glooming, gloomy, gloomful -- (depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic") 4. depressing, depressive, gloomy, saddening -- (causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news") 5. glum, gloomy, long-faced -- (reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces") 6. blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim -- (causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather")
gloomier definition
This work is licensed under a
