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gloominess

noun

1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension

• Syn: ↑gloom, ↑somberness, ↑sombreness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sombre (for: ↑sombreness), ↑somber (for: ↑somberness), ↑gloomy

• Hypernyms: ↑melancholy, ↑apprehension, ↑apprehensiveness, ↑dread

2. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

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gloom pervaded the office

• Syn: ↑gloom, ↑glumness

• Hypernyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑ambiance, ↑ambience

• Hyponyms: ↑cloud, ↑bleakness, ↑desolation, ↑bareness, ↑nakedness

3. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

• Syn: ↑lugubriousness, ↑sadness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sad (for: ↑sadness), ↑lugubrious (for: ↑lugubriousness), ↑gloomy

• Hypernyms: ↑uncheerfulness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.