Grim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹɾəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːɹɾəlɪŋ/.

Examples

grim determination
grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ghastly relentless downcast dark dreary grisly sorry down sick unappeasable unforgiving blue drab dispirited downhearted black drear inexorable stern down in the mouth low gruesome dingy dismal

Parts of Speech

adjective	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty “grim determination”
adjective	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror “ghastly wounds”
adjective	harshly ironic or sinister “black humor”
adjective	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie “a dour, self-sacrificing life”
adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency “gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”
adjective	causing dejection “a blue day”

Word Forms

grimness	noun	something hard to endure
inexorableness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
inexorability	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
relentlessness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
sternness	noun	uncompromising resolution
ghastliness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
gruesomeness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
gloominess	noun	a feeling of melancholy apprehension
dispiritedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
downheartedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
lowness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
low-spiritedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
dreariness	noun	extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grimmig

nicht durch Bitten besänftigt, besänftigt oder bewegt werden

🇫🇷French

sombre

ne pas être apaisé, apaisé ou ému par une supplication

🇪🇸Spanish

severo

no ser apaciguado, apaciguado o conmovido por súplicas

🇮🇹Italian

cupo

non lasciarsi placare, placare o commuovere con la supplica

🇳🇱Dutch

grimmig

niet te worden gerustgesteld, gerustgesteld of ontroerd door een smeekbede

🇵🇹Portuguese

sinistro

não ser aplacado, apaziguado ou movido por súplicas

🇷🇺Russian

мрачный

нельзя умиротворять, умиротворять или трогать мольбами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंभीर

विनती से प्रसन्न या प्रसन्न नहीं होना चाहिए या प्रेरित नहीं होना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

গম্ভীর

মিনতি দ্বারা তৃপ্ত বা তুষ্ট করা বা সরানো যাবে না

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

சமாதானப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது சமாதானப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது வேண்டுகோளின் மூலம் நகர்த்தப்படவோ கூடாது

🇮🇳Telugu

భయంకరమైన

శాంతించకూడదు లేదా శాంతింపజేయకూడదు లేదా విన్నపం ద్వారా కదిలించకూడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

गंभीर

विनवणीने शांत करणे किंवा शांत करणे किंवा हलविले जाऊ नये

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંભીર

વિનંતિ દ્વારા શાંત અથવા ખુશ કરવા અથવા ખસેડવા માટે નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠೋರ

ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸಬಾರದು ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸಬಾರದು ಅಥವಾ ಮನವಿಯಿಂದ ಚಲಿಸಬಾರದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

അഭ്യർത്ഥനയാൽ സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കാനോ സമാധാനിപ്പിക്കാനോ നീക്കാനോ പാടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰ

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنگین

تسلی یا مطمئن یا التجا کے ذریعہ منتقل نہ کیا جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严峻

不因恳求而安抚、安抚或感动

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しい

懇願によってなだめられたり、宥められたり、動かされたりしないこと

🇰🇷Korean

엄한

간청으로 달래거나 달래거나 움직여서는 안 된다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiệt ngã

không được xoa dịu hoặc xoa dịu hoặc di chuyển bằng lời cầu xin

🇹🇭Thai

เคร่งขรึม

ไม่ควรปลอบหรือปลอบใจหรือวิงวอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

suram

tidak boleh ditenangkan atau ditenangkan atau digerakkan oleh permohonan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabangis

hindi dapat pakalmahin o patahimikin o ilipat sa pamamagitan ng pagsusumamo

🇲🇾Malay

suram

tidak boleh ditenangkan atau ditenangkan atau digerakkan dengan merayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قاتمة

عدم استرضائه أو استرضائه أو تحريكه بالتوسل

🇮🇷Persian

تلخ

نباید با التماس آرام یا مماشات کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

acımasız

yalvararak yatıştırılmamalı, yatıştırılmamalı veya harekete geçirilmemelidir

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוֹעֵף

לא להרגיע או לפייס או לרגש בהפצרות

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