The meaning of Gloom

noun

The property or quality of being black in colour.

Usage examples:

It restores grey hair to blackness

noun

The quality of being very dark

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In such complete blackness, we couldn’t see a thing.

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

noun

The partial or total absence of light.

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The office was in darkness

noun

The quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light

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The city centre was plunged into darkness by the power cut., they made their way up the beach in da…

noun

A sad and depressed state; low spirits.

Usage examples:

He was slumped in deep dejection

noun

The feeling of being unhappy, disappointed, or without hope

Usage examples:

He wandered around in a state of utter dejection., she made no effort to hide her dejection.

noun

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

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Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun

A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness

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I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun

A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years

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Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

noun

Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

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An air of despondency

noun

The quality of being unhappy, with no hope or enthusiasm

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A mood of despondency had set in., despondency about there is a general air of despondency about th…

noun

The quality of not having or giving much light

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The light bulb formed a bright spot in the dimness of the barn., the dimness of the weak candle hid…

noun

The feeling of not having much hope about a particular situation or problem

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There is a dispiritedness about the team these days.

noun

The darker stage of twilight.

Usage examples:

Dusk was falling rapidly

verb

Grow dark.

Usage examples:

The sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard

adjective

Shadowy, dim, or dark.

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The dusk demesnes of night

noun

Twilight; dusk.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming

noun

The time of day when it is becoming dark but is not yet fully dark

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I walked home in the gloaming, with the city lights coming on., gloaming lasts a very short time he…

noun

The state of being unhappy or without hope

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The sheer gloominess of the prime minister's message has attracted much comment., economists said t…

noun

Quiet disappointment or sadness

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It's the best cure for glumness and despondency that i know., his face is a vision of glumness.

noun

A feeling of deep sadness; melancholy.

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The haunting melancholia that dominates the album

noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Usage examples:

An air of melancholy surrounded him

adjective

Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

Usage examples:

She felt a little melancholy

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness

Usage examples:

A melancholy song, larry is in a very melancholy mood.

noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

Usage examples:

A man who had brought her nothing but misery

noun

Great unhappiness

Usage examples:

[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

noun

Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.

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My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening

adjective

Murky; gloomy.

Usage examples:

The sun peered down at her from the murk grey cloud rumbling their way down their road in the sky.

noun

Darkness or a thick cloud, which prevents you from seeing clearly

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A dense murk of smog

noun

The state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.

Usage examples:

He is too good a player to slide into obscurity

noun

The state of not being known to many people

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She worked in obscurity for years., many movie reviewers confuse obscurity with quality.

noun

The state of being not clear and difficult to understand or see

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The story is convoluted and opaque, often to the point of total obscurity.

noun

The condition or quality of being sad.

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A source of great sadness

noun

The feeling of being sad or unhappy

Usage examples:

There was a look of great sadness in his eyes.

noun

The quality of having little light, but not being completely dark

Usage examples:

In the semi-darkness of the early evening, we could still see the ball well enough to keep playing.…

noun

Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

Usage examples:

Sitting in the shade

verb

Screen from direct light.

Usage examples:

She shaded her eyes against the sun

noun

Darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

Usage examples:

[ u ] the truck was parked in the shade., [ c ] the lamps had matching shades., he painted the room…

noun

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Usage examples:

Trees cast long shadows

verb

Short for eyeshadow.

noun

An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light

Usage examples:

[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

noun

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

Usage examples:

A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb

Feel or display deep distress.

Usage examples:

A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun

A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling

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[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

noun

The quality of being dark or shadowy.

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The tenebrosity was split by occasional strands of bright light that were now lying across her chee…

noun

The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.

Usage examples:

She looked out on the beautiful twilight

noun

The feeling of not being happy; sadness.

Usage examples:

I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages

noun

The quality of being sad or not satisfied

Usage examples:

There is widespread unhappiness with the government's economic, foreign and trade policies., she ta…