English dictionary

gloom

/gl/u/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a state of partial or total darkness

noun.state

Examples
He struck a match to dispel the gloom.

Synonyms somberness sombreness

Source: WordNet 3.0
a feeling of melancholy apprehension

noun.feeling

Synonyms gloominess somberness sombreness

Source: WordNet 3.0
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

noun.state

Examples
Gloom pervaded the office.

Synonyms gloominess glumness

Source: WordNet 3.0
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the <i>gloom</i> of a forest, or of midnight.

noun

Source: webster1913

To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

verb

Source: webster1913
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

verb

Source: webster1913