gloominess
- 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
It may be reductive to tie the Dodgers’ failure to their gloominess.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2021
The lights on this floor had burnt out, meaning I had to be careful climbing stairs in the gloominess.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
