gloominess

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noun

The state or condition of being gloomy.

Similar
gloomglumnesssombernesssombrenesslugubriousnesssadness
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Meanings

noungloominess (usually uncountable, plural gloominesses)

plural gloominesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or condition of being gloomy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan atmosphere of depression and melancholy

Similar
gloomglumness
Broader
atmosphereambianceambience

nouna feeling of melancholy apprehension

Similar
gloomsombernesssombreness
Broader
melancholyapprehensionapprehensivenessdread

nounthe quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Similar
lugubriousnesssadness
Broader
uncheerfulness
Also see
desolationgloomglumnesslourlugubriousnesssablenesssadnesssomberness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gloomy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

gloominess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloominess

MLA

“gloominess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloominess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloominess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloominess.

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