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Glumness (Noun)

Meaning 1

A gloomy ill-tempered feeling.

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Examples

  • Her glumness was contagious, spreading to everyone in the room, making the atmosphere even more depressing.
  • The whole family was affected by his glumness after losing the championship game.
  • The glumness in her eyes told him that something was terribly wrong with their relationship.
  • His glumness had become a habit, a constant cloud of negativity that hovered over him wherever he went.
  • The rainy weather only added to the glumness that had settled in after she lost her favorite pet.

Synonyms

  • Moroseness
  • Sullenness

Hypernyms

  • Moodiness

Related Words

  • Glum (adjective)

Meaning 2

An atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • The family's gloom was palpable, but they tried to make the most of their vacation despite the glumness that had settled over them since the loss.
  • A lot of people tried to do their part in lifting the glumness that had descended on our town after the plant closed.
  • As I entered the office, I was immediately enveloped by the glumness that seemed to permeate every corner and cubicle.
  • She found it hard to shake off the glumness that lingered inside her, making her withdrawn and isolated from her friends.
  • There was an unmistakable air of glumness hanging over the group as they bid farewell to their beloved band.

Synonyms

  • Gloominess
  • Gloom

Hypernyms

  • Ambiance
  • Atmosphere

Hyponyms

  • Nakedness
  • Bleakness
  • Cloud
  • Desolation
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