Associations to the word «Gloom»

Wiktionary

GLOOM, noun. Darkness, dimness or obscurity.
GLOOM, noun. A melancholy, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
GLOOM, noun. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
GLOOM, noun. A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.
GLOOM, verb. (intransitive) To be dark or gloomy.
GLOOM, verb. (intransitive) to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
GLOOM, verb. (transitive) To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
GLOOM, verb. (transitive) To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
GLOOM, verb. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

Dictionary definition

GLOOM, noun. A state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom".
GLOOM, noun. A feeling of melancholy apprehension.
GLOOM, noun. An atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.