glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky
(adjective) depressingly dark; âthe gloomy forestâ; âthe glooming interior of an old innâ; ââgloomfulâ is archaicâ
blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
(adjective) causing dejection; âa blue dayâ; âthe dark days of the warâ; âa week of rainy depressing weatherâ; âa disconsolate winter landscapeâ; âthe first dismal dispiriting days of Novemberâ; âa dark gloomy dayâ; âgrim rainy weatherâ
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
(adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency; âgloomy at the thought of what he had to faceâ; âgloomy predictionsâ; âa gloomy silenceâ; âtook a grim view of the economyâ; âthe darkening moodâ; âlonely and blue in a strange cityâ; âdepressed by the loss of his jobâ; âa dispirited and resigned expression on her faceâ; âdowncast after his defeatâ; âfeeling discouraged and downheartedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gloomy (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest)
Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
Synonyms: dusky, dim, clouded, Thesaurus:dark
Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
Synonyms: bleak, dreary, miserable, Thesaurus:cheerless
Source: Wiktionary
Gloom"y, a. [Compar. Gloomier; superl. Gloomiest.]
1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. "Though hid in gloomiest shade." Milton.
2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance.
Syn.
– Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose; melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected; disheartened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
