gloomy
/ˈɡlumi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.39 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
adj
Example Sentences
- "The cavern was gloomy."
- "a gloomy temper or countenance"
- "The report was slightly gloomier than in June, when unemployment rates eased in more than half of all U.S. states for a third straight month and only five states reported jobless rate increases."
- "“The outlook is less gloomy than in our October forecast, and could represent a turning point, with growth bottoming out and inflation declining,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s director of research, wrote in a blog post."
- "The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is the doomiest and gloomiest yet in the action-adventure franchise."
- "A word, finally, on how to go about this publicity business. If it should prove difficult to announce casts in the dailies, or at least in the weekly gloomies, it could surely be arranged that information be available, as soon as the casts are settled, at the opera house in question."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡlumi/
- British English: /ˈɡluːmi/