gloom
noun
1. a state of partial or total darkness
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
Similar word(s): somberness
Definition categories: state, semidarkness
2. a feeling of melancholy apprehension
Similar word(s): gloominess, somberness
Definition categories: feeling, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, melancholy
3. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
- gloom pervaded the office
Similar word(s): gloominess, glumness
Definition categories: state, ambiance, ambience, atmosphere
Sentences with gloom as a noun:
- the gloom of a forest, or of midnight
verb
1. (intransitive) To be dark or gloomy.
2. (intransitive) to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
3. (transitive) To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
4. (transitive) To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
5. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.