Glumness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈædəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈʌmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈʌmnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈædəl/.

Examples

gloom pervaded the office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloom gloominess sullenness moroseness

Parts of Speech

noun	an atmosphere of depression and melancholy “gloom pervaded the office”
noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

Word Forms

morose	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
glum	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
sullen	adjective	darkened by clouds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niedergeschlagenheit

eine Atmosphäre der Depression und Melancholie

🇫🇷French

morosité

une atmosphère de dépression et de mélancolie

🇪🇸Spanish

tristeza

una atmósfera de depresión y melancolía

🇮🇹Italian

tristezza

un clima di depressione e malinconia

🇳🇱Dutch

somberheid

een sfeer van depressie en melancholie

🇵🇹Portuguese

melancolia

uma atmosfera de depressão e melancolia

🇷🇺Russian

угрюмость

атмосфера депрессии и меланхолии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासी

अवसाद और उदासी का माहौल

🇧🇩Bengali

আঠালোতা

হতাশা এবং বিষণ্ণতার পরিবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

மனச்சோர்வு மற்றும் மனச்சோர்வின் சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

నిరాశ మరియు విచారం యొక్క వాతావరణం

🇮🇳Marathi

चमक

उदासीनता आणि उदासीन वातावरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટતા

હતાશા અને ખિન્નતાનું વાતાવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಗುಟುತನ

ಖಿನ್ನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಯ ವಾತಾವರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദത

വിഷാദത്തിൻ്റെയും വിഷാദത്തിൻ്റെയും അന്തരീക്ഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਉਦਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦਾ ਮਾਹੌਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

افسردگی اور اداسی کا ماحول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闷闷不乐

压抑、忧郁的气氛

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌

憂鬱で憂鬱な雰囲気

🇰🇷Korean

무뚝뚝함

우울하고 우울한 분위기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ủ rũ

một bầu không khí chán nản và u sầu

🇹🇭Thai

ความอึมครึม

บรรยากาศของความหดหู่และความเศร้าโศก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesuraman

suasana depresi dan melankolis

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

isang kapaligiran ng depresyon at mapanglaw

🇲🇾Malay

murung

suasana kemurungan dan melankolis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كآبة

جو من الاكتئاب والحزن

🇮🇷Persian

غمگینی

فضای افسردگی و مالیخولیا

🇹🇷Turkish

asık surat

depresyon ve melankoli atmosferi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קודרות

אווירה של דיכאון ומלנכוליה

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