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gloominess

noun

the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

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Word length
10
Starts with
G
Ends with
S
Contains
LO
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

noun

  1. The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance.

    “Virgil has alluded to the gloominess of his countenance in a passage which has given great disgust to the critics.”

noun

  1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension

noun

  1. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

    “gloom pervaded the office”

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Virgil has alluded to the gloominess of his countenance in a passage which has given great disgust to the critics.
gloom pervaded the office

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