Definitions for gloomy
ˈglu migloomy

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1. glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulkyadjective

   depressingly dark

   "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"

2. 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"

3. blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, drearyadjective

   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"

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1. gloomyadjective

   Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

   The cavern was gloomy.

2. gloomyadjective

   Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.

   a gloomy temper or countenance

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

1. Gloomyadjective

   Etymology: from gloom.

   1. Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; almost dark; dismal for want of light.

   These were from without
   The growing miseries, which Adam saw
   Already in part, though hid in gloomiest shade,
   To sorrow abandon’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   Deep in a cavern dwells the drowsy god,
   Whose gloomy mansion nor the rising sun,
   Nor setting visits, nor the lightsome noon. John Dryden, Fables.

   The surface of the earth is clearer or gloomier, just as the sun is bright or more overcast. Alexander Pope, Letters.

   2. Dark of complexion.

   That fair field
   Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flow’rs,
   Herself a fairer flow’r, by gloomy Dis
   Was gather’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

   3. Sullen; melancholy; cloudy of look; heavy of heart.

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1. gloomy

   Gloomy is an adjective describing something as dark, dim, poorly lit, or characterized by sadness, melancholy, depression or pessimism. It could also refer to anything inspiring or reflecting a feeling of despair or lack of hope. It can be used to describe weather, a place, a person's mood or outlook, or a situation.

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1. Gloomy

   imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy

2. Gloomy

   affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gloomy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gloomy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of gloomy in a Sentence

1. John Ing:

   You've got a bounce with the energy stocks after days of gloomy news, though it's probably more bargain hunting than anything else, our view is we're still heading for further weakness in energy prices.

2. Stephen Hearst:

   My logic back then was very simple, this was an opportunity to clarify the record, to draw the distinction between the fictional character of Charlie Kane and his gloomy Xanadu and WR Hearst and his beautiful architectural masterpiece at the top of the hill at San Simeon.

3. Michel de Montaigne:

   When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

4. Owner Suzanne Wade Ehrlich:

   Even in the winter time when it's super gloomy, the whole house is filled with light.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.

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