gloom

[Gloom]

Gloom is a hazy darkness or dimness. The gloom of a moonless autumn evening is perfect for trick or treating, but not so perfect for sizing up your candy stash.

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Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

Noun
a feeling of melancholy apprehension

Noun
a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispell the gloom"

Noun
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"


n.
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

n.
A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.

n.
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.

n.
In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.

v. i.
To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

v. i.
To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.

v. t.
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

v. t.
To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.


Gloom

Gloom (gl&oomac;m), n. [AS. gl&omac;m twilight, from the root of E. glow. See Glow, and cf. Glum, Gloam.] 1. Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight. 2. A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.
Before a gloom of stubborn-shafted oaks.
3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
A sullen gloom and furious disorder prevailed by fits.
4. In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven. Syn. -- Darkness; dimness; obscurity; heaviness; dullness; depression; melancholy; dejection; sadness. See Darkness.

Gloom

Gloom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloomed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Glooming.] 1. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer. 2. To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.
The black gibbet glooms beside the way.
[This weary day] . . . at last I see it gloom.

Gloom

Gloom, v. t. 1. To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
A bow window . . . gloomed with limes.
A black yew gloomed the stagnant air.
2. To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
Such a mood as that which lately gloomed Your fancy.
What sorrows gloomed that parting day.

Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

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Usage Examples

It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook.

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

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Other Usage Examples

The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom.

From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest.

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

There are some great questions to ask your doctor. If he says 'no,' then you find yourself a different doctor. There really has to be a change in how we medically look at women at this time. I mean, this is not just baby gloom.

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