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gloominess

DEFINITIONS OF: gloominess

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n a feeling of melancholy apprehension

Synonyms:
gloom, somberness, sombreness
Type of:
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness

n the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Synonyms:
lugubriousness, sadness
Type of:
uncheerfulness
not conducive to cheer or good spirits

n an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

Synonyms:
gloom, glumness
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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