gloomy

Meaning

Synonyms

dark
A2
sad
A2
☹️
depressed
B2
melancholy
C2
dismal
22k
sullen
30k
dim
C2
obscure
C2
somber
C2
depressing
C1
dreary
C2
sombre
32k
dull
B2
sorrowful
26k
cheerless
dusky
41k
mournful
30k
grim
C1
overcast
38k
murky
22k
blue
A2
morose
41k
cloudy
C2
☁️
bleak
C2
unhappy
B2
☹️
dispirited
miserable
B2
downhearted
downcast
glum
21k
black
A1
sulky
41k
dejected
35k
pessimistic
22k
doleful
down
A1
disconsolate
low-spirited
lugubrious
gloom
C2
shadowy
25k
desolate
C2
clouded
21k
moody
C2
solemn
C2
heavy
B1
dingy
32k
gaunt
32k
despondent
39k
darksome
Translations

düster
sombre
finster
oscuro
triste
☹️
somber
tetro
morne
duister
naargeestig
triste
☹️
triste
☹️
oscuro
sombrio
lugubre
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡluːmi/
Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian
glumig
In summary

From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).

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