Associations to the word «Dismal»
Noun
- Dark
- Fog
- Procession
- Deep
- Rain
- Shade
- Groan
- Howl
- Howling
- Wail
- Gloom
- Shriek
- Moan
- Swamp
- Solitude
- Tiding
- Yew
- Prospect
- Desolation
- Canyon
- Habitation
- Maroon
- Apprehension
- Failure
- Prognosis
- Stowe
- Dungeon
- Abode
- Calamity
- Countenance
- Carlyle
- Gray
- Spectacle
- Chesapeake
- Relegation
- Hiss
- Cavern
- Omen
- Outlook
- Bustle
- Gleam
- Reverie
- Loneliness
- Plight
- Downs
- Sigh
- Alligator
- Weeds
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DISMAL, adjective. Disappointingly inadequate.
DISMAL, adjective. Gloomy and bleak.
DISMAL, adjective. Depressing.
DISMAL SCIENCE, noun. (idiomatic) (sometimes derogatory) (sometimes humorous) Economics or the field of political economy.
Dictionary definition
DISMAL, adjective. Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather".
Wise words
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.