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.
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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- She found it hard to shake off the glumness that lingered inside her, making her withdrawn and isolated from her friends.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.