The meaning of Dismal

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Usage examples:

A bleak and barren moor

noun

A small silvery shoaling fish of the carp family, found in eurasian rivers.

Usage examples:

The flies for pike were naturally bigger than the bleaks, so they left me alone and i got some pike.

adjective

Gloomy; depressing.

Usage examples:

The corridors were ill-lit and cheerless

adjective

Not bright or pleasant and making you feel sad

Usage examples:

A cold and cheerless winter afternoon, a bare, cheerless apartment

adjective

Offering no means of relaxation and pleasure.

Usage examples:

A comfortless prison

adjective

Without anything that gives physical comfort

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.

Usage examples:

That thought is too depressing for words

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Making you feel unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

Life is depressing enough, i don’t need depressing movies., my score was depressingly low.

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

Usage examples:

A desolate pennine moor

verb

Make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

Usage examples:

The droughts that desolated the dry plains

adjective

(of a place) having no living things; empty

Usage examples:

A desolate landscape, when her son left for a year abroad, she felt desolate.

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

Usage examples:

The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

Usage examples:

A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

Usage examples:

A dingy room

adjective

(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

Usage examples:

The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Usage examples:

The landscape was drab and grey

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

Usage examples:

A young man dressed in drabs

noun

A slovenly woman.

adjective

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

Usage examples:

The dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

adjective

Unattractive and having nothing of any interest, and therefore likely to make you sad

Usage examples:

It was a gray, dreary day, with periods of rain.

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral.

Usage examples:

Erika was moving at a funereal pace

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

Usage examples:

A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

Usage examples:

His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

Usage examples:

The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

(of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in.

Usage examples:

The inhospitable landscape

adjective

Not welcoming or generous to people who visit you

Usage examples:

I'll have to cook them a meal or they'll think i'm inhospitable., they had to trek for miles throug…

adjective

Dark or dull in colour or tone.

Usage examples:

The night skies were sombre and starless

adjective

(especially of a place or prospect) not attractive.

Usage examples:

The house was dark and uninviting

adjective

(especially of a place) not attractive

adjective

Having an inhospitable or uninviting quality.

Usage examples:

Jean crept into her cold and unwelcoming bed

adjective

Not making a guest or visitor feel happy, comfortable, or wanted

Usage examples:

The house was damp and unwelcoming.