Definitions for downcast
ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑstdown·cast

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downcastadjective

   a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

2. downcastadjective

   directed downward

   "a downcast glance"

3. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedadjective

   filled with melancholy and despondency

   "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downcastnoun

   A cast from supertype to subtype.

2. downcastverb

   To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

3. downcastverb

   To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

4. downcastverb

   To cast from supertype to subtype.

5. downcastadjective

   Looking downwards.

6. downcastadjective

   Feeling despondent.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downcastadjective

   Bent down; directed to the ground.

   Etymology: down and cast.

   Wanton languishing borrowed of her eyes the downcast look of modesty. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   My wily nurse by long experience found,
   And first discover’d to my soul its wound,
   ’Tis love, said she; and then my downcast eyes,
   And guilty dumbness, witness’d my surprize. Dryden.

   Thy downcast looks, and thy disorder’d thoughts,
   Tell me my fate: I ask not the success
   My cause has found. Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downcast

   In class-based programming, downcasting or type refinement is the act of casting a reference of a base class to one of its derived classes. In many programming languages, it is possible to check through type introspection to determine whether the type of the referenced object is indeed the one being cast to or a derived type of it, and thus issue an error if it is not the case. In other words, when a variable of the base class (parent class) has a value of the derived class (child class), downcasting is possible. Some languages, such as OCaml, disallow downcasting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downcastadjective

   cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt

2. Downcastnoun

   downcast or melancholy look

3. Downcastnoun

   a ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine

How to pronounce downcast?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of downcast in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of downcast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of downcast in a Sentence

1. Anne Frank:

   I have often been downcast, but never in despair I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.

2. Vanity Fair correspondent Katie Nicholl:

   This has been a very hard few days for Kate, but she turned up and was committed to her work and duty last week, people did notice that she appeared downcast and subdued. Behind closed doors, she has been saddened, disappointed and hurt.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=downcast
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downcast
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=downcast
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcast
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downcast