Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

    The cavern was gloomy.

    düster, finster, trübe

    мра́чныйmráčnyj, тёмныйtjómnyj

    те́мнийtémnyj

  2. Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.

    a gloomy temper or countenance

    düster, dunkel, melancholisch

    мра́чныйmráčnyj, угрю́мыйugrjúmyj, хму́рыйxmúryj

    похму́рийpoxmúryj, сумни́йsumnýj

    filled with melancholy and despondency

Examples

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  1. Why are you so gloomy?

    Чому ти такий сумний?

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  2. Why do you look so gloomy?

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  3. The future looked very gloomy.

    ruБудущее выглядело очень мрачным.

    deDie Zukunft sah sehr düster aus.

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  4. Why is Tom so gloomy?

    ruПочему Том такой угрюмый?

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  5. Tom looks gloomy.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
imperfectly illuminated:
affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy:
Русский
By meaning 2
imperfectly illuminated:
affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
imperfectly illuminated:
affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy:

Origin

From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).

From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).

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