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Meanings of gloominess in English

Portuguese
pessimismo
Catalan
penumbra
Spanish
oscuridad

A feeling of melancholy apprehension.

        pessimismo
        Portuguese
        tristeza

        The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness.

              tristeza
              Usage of gloominess in English
              1
              Though some think the gloominess may be largely baked into stock prices.
              Reuters
              2
              I met Juba before dawn in the torch-lit gloominess of the stables.
              Cleopatra's Moon
              3
              That Edward Beverley had fits of gloominess and impatience is not surprising.
              The Children of the New Forest
              4
              One of his favourite jokes played on a life-long reputation for gloominess.
              The Irish Times
              5
              It must not be supposed that Mr Cupples' gloominess arose from anxiety.
              Sunk at Sea
              6
              His gloominess gave way to laughter and small gestures of affection.
              Romancing miss bronte: a novel
              7
              His case looked desperate, and he felt something like the gloominess of despair.
              Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
              8
              Then, without noticing the gloominess of the mate's countenance he went in again.
              Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
              9
              Would you cage your wife in the gloominess of this sepulchre?
              Tales of the Chesapeake
              10
              I must, I will, I have already, overcome these fruitless gloominess.
              Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
              11
              Some of Mr. Lincoln's literary tastes indicated strongly his prevailing gloominess of mind.
              The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
              12
              Well, that isn't at all surprising, in view of the gloominess of our surroundings.
              The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands; Or, The Yankee-Canadian ...
              13
              And yet there is a repining in your gloominess.
              Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing
              14
              Sidwell remarked a change that was coming over him, a gloominess unnatural to his character.
              Born in Exile
              15
              Religion had a sort of horrible attraction for me, but nothing could exceed its gloominess.
              Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. / Edited by His...
              16
              Instead of gloominess and stressed-out behaviour, he now tries to take on challenges with a smile.
              BBC
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