noun
Meaning 1
The emotion of being glum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
glumness
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noun
Meaning 2
a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moroseness, sullenness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moodiness
noun
Meaning 3
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- gloom pervaded the office
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gloom, gloominess
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
Narrower terms: cloud, bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English glum Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English glumness From glum + -ness.