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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glooms (glo̅o̅mz),USA pronunciation n.pl. - the blues;
melancholy (usually prec. by the).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gloom /glum/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- total or partial darkness;
dimness:couldn't see in the gloom. - a state of sadness or depression:I was filled with gloom.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gloom (glo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. - total or partial darkness;
dimness. - a state of melancholy or depression;
low spirits. - a despondent or depressed look or expression.
v.i. - to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.
- to look sad, dismal, or dejected;
frown.
v.t. - to fill with gloom;
make gloomy or sad;
sadden. - to make dark or somber.
- 1300–50; Middle English gloumben, glomen to frown, perh. representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shadow, shade, obscurity.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dejection, despondency, sadness.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brightness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheerfulness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gloom /ɡluːm/ n - partial or total darkness
- a state of depression or melancholy
- an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy
- poetic a dim or dark place
vb - (intransitive) to look sullen or depressed
- to make or become dark or gloomy
Etymology: 14th Century gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously |