gloominess (Meaning)
gloominess (n)
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
gloominess (n.)
State of being gloomy.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gloominess
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- cheerfulness
- exultation
- exuberance
- gladness
- glee
- joy
- heaven
- euphoria
- exhilaration
- humor
- exultation
- joyousness
- gladness
- optimism
- lightheartedness
- felicity
- bliss
- elation
- gayety
- mirth
- elation
- jollity
- jubilation
- heaven
- felicity
- optimism
- happiness
- glee
- merriment
- merriment
- intoxication
- gaiety
- joy
- rapture
- lightheartedness
- joviality
- jubilation
- mirth
- gayety
- exuberance
- humor
- rapture
- happiness
- ecstasy
- joyousness
- exhilaration
- jollity
- joviality
- euphoria
- joyfulness
- bliss
- cheerfulness
- gaiety
- intoxication
- joyfulness
- ecstasy
Synonyms:
- mopes
- desolation
- mourning
- downheartedness
- grief
- dumps
- pain
- despondence
- unhappiness
- misery
- despair
- sorrow
- agony
- miserableness
- boredom
- joylessness
- blues
- desperation
- heartsickness
- doldrums
- despondency
- oppression
- anguish
- blue devils
- despond
- dreariness
- dejection
- glumness
- forlornness
Antonyms:
- cheeriness
- hopefulness
- cheer
- gayness
- gayness
- mirthfulness
- cheeriness
- contentment
- content
- rapturousness
- gladsomeness
- content
- sunniness
- gleefulness
- sunniness
- elatedness
- blissfulness
- gladsomeness
- contentedness
- contentedness
- elatedness
- mirthfulness
- contentment
- satisfaction
- hopefulness
- satisfaction
- cheer
- gleefulness
- blissfulness
- rapturousness
gloominess Sentence Examples
- The gloominess of the abandoned building cast an eerie pall over the desolate street.
- As the sun set, the sky turned a deep grey, amplifying the gloominess of the neighborhood.
- The forest seemed to emanate an otherworldly gloominess, making every footstep sound heavy and ominous.
- The once-vibrant city had been plunged into gloominess by the oppressive weight of despair.
- The apartment's dim lighting and lack of decoration created an atmosphere of suffocating gloominess.
- The paintings in the gallery exuded a profound gloominess, capturing the depths of human suffering and sorrow.
- As the winter solstice approached, the days grew shorter and the gloominess became almost unbearable.
- The weight of the world seemed to rest on his shoulders, dragging him down into a spiral of gloominess.
- The news headlines brought a fresh wave of gloominess, painting a bleak picture of the future.
- The rain poured down mercilessly, adding to the already overwhelming gloominess of the day.
FAQs About the word gloominess
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy, a feeling of melancholy apprehension, the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulnessState of being gloomy.
mournfulness, gloom,sadness, sorrowfulness, melancholy, depression, mopes, desolation, mourning, downheartedness
cheerfulness, exultation, exuberance, gladness, glee,joy, heaven, euphoria, exhilaration, humor
The gloominess of the abandoned building cast an eerie pall over the desolate street.
As the sun set, the sky turned a deep grey, amplifying the gloominess of the neighborhood.
The forest seemed to emanate an otherworldly gloominess, making every footstep sound heavy and ominous.
The once-vibrant city had been plunged into gloominess by the oppressive weight of despair.
