noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The emotion of being glum. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a gloomy ill-tempered feeling wordnet
3. 3
   an atmosphere of depression and melancholy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dejectiondepressiongloomgloomgloominessmelancholy

Etymology

From glum + -ness.

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