gloominess
Pervading somber atmosphere
Gloominess is the quality of being gloomy—dark, dim, or melancholy.
A room can have a gloominess from poor lighting; a person can have a gloominess of mood or temperament.
The gloominess of the weather matched her spirits.
The word emphasizes atmosphere or disposition rather than passing sadness.
Sky fully veiled
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- darknessTotal absence of light
- graynessNeutral, muted hue
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
cloudiness · shadows · dullness · haze · dreariness · fog · mistiness · twilight
Subdued, lasting sadness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- dejectionState of lowness
wistfulness · mournfulness · brooding · heaviness · doldrums · malaise · moroseness · sullenness
State without hope
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- futilityLack of purpose
helplessness · pessimism · defeatism · resignation · bleakness · discouragement · fatalism · emptiness
Prolonged low state
- dysthymiaChronic low-grade melancholy
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- seasonal affective disorderLight-linked recurring depression
- mood disorderEmotional state pathology
low mood · depressive episode · mental health · therapy · persistent sadness · withdrawal · lethargy · diagnosis
overcast
Sky fully veiled
murkiness · cloudiness · shadows · dullness · haze · dreariness · fog · mistiness · twilight · dusk
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
dejection · wistfulness · mournfulness · brooding · heaviness · doldrums · malaise · moroseness · sullenness · pensiveness
hopelessness
State without hope
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- desolationState of complete emptiness
futility · helplessness · pessimism · defeatism · resignation · bleakness · discouragement · fatalism · emptiness · pointlessness
depression
Prolonged low state
- dysthymiaChronic low-grade melancholy
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- seasonal affective disorderLight-linked recurring depression
mood disorder · low mood · depressive episode · mental health · therapy · persistent sadness · withdrawal · lethargy · diagnosis · treatment
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- mopingbrooding, sulking, wallowing, pouting, sighing
- despairdespair, hopelessness, desolation, despondency, dejection
- grumpinessgrumpiness, crankiness, moodiness, sullenness, grouchiness
gloominesshappiness
Joyful emotional state
joy · cheerfulness · joyfulness · elation · gladness
gloominessoptimism
Tendency to expect good
hopefulness · positivity · buoyancy · confidence · brightness
gloominessbrightness
Degree of light emitted
cheerfulness · warmth · sunniness · vibrancy · radiance