English dictionary
gloomy
adjectivePronunciation
ˈɡluːmi
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- depressingly dark
adjective
- causing dejection
adjective
- filled with melancholy and despondency
Example sentences
the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn
‘gloomful’ is archaic
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
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