gloom

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
2. (uncountable, usually) A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
3. (uncountable, usually) Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
4. (uncountable, usually) A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be dark or gloomy.
2. (intransitive) To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
3. (transitive) To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
4. (transitive) To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
5. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

Concepten

droefgeestigheid

melancholie

bedroefdheid

zwaarmoedigheid

duisternis

somberheid

weemoed

lusteloosheid

matheid

mistroostigheid

moeheid

ontsteltenis

pessimisme

schemering

smart

stilstand

traagheid

verbijstering

verdonkeren

vermoeidheid

vermoeienis

verslagenheid

wee

wezenloosheid

zieleleed

zwaartillendheid

zwartgalligheid

afmatting

loomheid

moedeloosheid

slapheid

slapte

vadsigheid

aftrek

ongelukkigheid

apathie

consternatie

dofheid

donker

donkerte

leed

Synoniemen

darkness

melancholy

depression

gloominess

sadness

dejection

shadow

dark

sorrow

somberness

sombreness

unhappiness

grief

shade

obscurity

gloomy

dimness

dusk

murk

despondence

despondency

sad

☹️

despair

glumness

hopelessness

blackness

melancholia

twilight

lifelessness

sullenness

pessimism

moodiness

mopes

night

🌃

pensiveness

regret

sale

scowl

sorrowfulness

subtraction

tragedy

tristesse

trouble

unfriendliness

weakness

weariness

worry

total darkness

business recession

deep contemplation

Vertalingen

oscurità

Trübsinn

Melancholie

Schwermut

oscuridad

mélancolie

Dunkelheit

tristesse

buio

tristezza

Düsterheit

obscurité

trevas

Finsternis

Dunkel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡluːm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: *gloom

Overgenomen van Oudengels: glōm

Verwant aan Noors: glom

Verwant aan Schots: gloam

In summary

From Middle English *gloom, *glom, from Old English glōm (“gloaming, twilight, darkness”), from Proto-West Germanic *glōm, from Proto-Germanic *glōmaz (“gleam, shimmer, sheen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, shimmer, glow”). The English word is cognate with Norwegian glom (“transparent membrane”), Scots gloam (“twilight; faint light; dull gleam”).