Canadian English Meaning of gloom

gloom

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Definitions and Meaning of gloom in English

Wordnet

gloom (n)

a state of partial or total darkness

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

Webster

gloom (n.)

Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.

Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.

In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.

Webster

gloom (v. i.)

To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.

Webster

gloom (v. t.)

To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.

FAQs About the word gloom

gloom

a state of partial or total darkness, a feeling of melancholy apprehension, an atmosphere of depression and melancholyPartial or total darkness; thick shade; ob

depression,melancholy,Sadness,Sorrowfulness,agony,anguish,Blues,boredom,dejection,desolation

bliss,ecstasy,elation,euphoria,exhilaration,exuberance,exultation,happiness,gaiety,gaiety

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