Definition of gloom Gloom

/gluˈm/ - [glum] - gloom

We found 19 definitions of gloom from 5 different sources.

What does gloom mean?

Noun Plural: glooms
gloom - a feeling of melancholy apprehension
		gloominess, somberness, sombreness
		melancholy a feeling of thoughtful sadness
		apprehensiveness, dread, apprehension the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
gloom - a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"
		somberness, sombreness
		semidarkness partial darkness
gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
		gloominess, glumness
		ambiance, ambience, atmosphere the atmosphere of an environment
		cloud a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

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gloom (n.)
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.
gloom (n.)
A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.
gloom (n.)
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
gloom (n.)
In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.
gloom (v. i.)
To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
gloom (v. i.)
To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.
gloom (v. t.)
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
gloom (v. t.)
To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.

gloom
glōōm, n. partial darkness: cloudiness: heaviness of mind, sadness: hopelessness: sullenness.—v.i. to be sullen or dejected: to be cloudy or obscure.—v.t. to fill with gloom.—adv. Gloom′ily.—n. Gloom′iness.—p.adj. Gloom′ing (Shak.), shining obscurely.—n. twilight: gloaming.—adj. Gloom′y, dim or obscure: dimly lighted: sad, melancholy. [A.S. glóm, gloom; prov. Ger. glumm, gloomy.]

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gloom in sign language