gloominess

Other forms: gloominesses

Definitions of gloominess
  1. noun
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    synonyms: gloom, somberness, sombreness
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    type of:
    apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    melancholy
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
  2. noun
    the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
    synonyms: lugubriousness, sadness
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    type of:
    uncheerfulness
    not conducive to cheer or good spirits
  3. noun
    an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
    synonyms: gloom, glumness
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    types:
    cloud
    a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
    bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness
    a bleak and desolate atmosphere
    type of:
    ambiance, ambience, atmosphere
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
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