Definition of gloomy

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Gloomy (superl.) Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance..

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Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.
Hypochondriasis :: Hypochondriasis (n.) A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health..
Brood :: Brood (v. i.) To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes..
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Dull-browed :: Dull-browed (a.) Having a gloomy look.
Glome :: Glome (v. i.) To gloom; to look gloomy, morose, or sullen..
Swart :: Swart (a.) Gloomy; malignant.
Erebus :: Erebus (n.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II., line 883..
Drear :: Drear (a.) Dismal; gloomy with solitude.
Dolesome :: Dolesome (a.) Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful.
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert..
Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Gloomy; sad; melancholy.
Lower :: Lower (v. i.) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest..
Brighten :: Brighten (v. i.) To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful..
Overgloom :: Overgloom (v. t.) To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.
Gloominess :: Gloominess (n.) State of being gloomy.
Dreary :: Dreary (superl.) Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy..
Black-faced :: Black-faced (a.) Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect..
Look :: Look (n.) Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look..
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
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