Complete Definition of "gloomy"

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Pronunciation
IPA|/�glumi/
SAMPA|/"glumi/
audio|en-us-gloomy.ogg|Audio (US)
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�mi|-u�mi

Etymology
suffix|gloom|y

Adjective
en-adj|gloomier|gloomiest

  1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

#:The cavern was gloomy.

  1. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.

#:a gloomy temper or countenance

Translations
trans-top|imperfectly illuminated
Finnish: hämyinen, hämärä, synkkä, pimeä
Hungarian: t|hu|sötét, t|hu|homályos
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trans-top|affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy
Finnish: synkeä, synkkä, kolkko, ankea, iloton, surumielinen
Hungarian: t|hu|mélabús, t|hu|melankolikus
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ttbc|French: maussade (1,2), morne (1, 2), mélancolique (2), lugubre (1,2), sombre (1), terne (1).
ttbc|Italian: oscuro (1); triste, melanconico, pessimista (2)
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ttbc|Lithuanian: niūrus (2)
ttbc|Scots: immis
ttbc|Slovenian: otožen (2)
ttbc|Turkish: kasvetli (1)
ttbc|Portuguese: escuro, obscuro, trevas (1); triste, melancólico, pessimista (2)
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