gloomy
adjective
dark or dim; deeply shaded.
gloominess
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a word derived from
gloomy.
Example Sentences
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The film rests in a dismal tone for so long that its gloominess becomes sappy, making the ending feel hackneyed and inevitable.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
The first thing he asked The Associated Press was about the Auckland winter weather, laughing at the gloominess as he noted his last return there during its winter season was at least 20 years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the NWS at Oxnard, attributed the extended gloominess to “a persistent upper-level trough of low pressure over the West Coast extending into Southern California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Part of the gloominess inevitably ties back to the long-lasting pandemic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
My gloominess fell away as if we were on holiday.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
