gloom

English Thesaurus

1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread,
definition	:	fearful expectation or anticipation (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	melancholy,
definition	:	a feeling of thoughtful sadness (noun.feeling)

2. a state of partial or total darkness (noun.state)

hypernym	:	semidarkness,
definition	:	partial darkness (noun.state)

3. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy (noun.state)

hypernym	:	ambiance, ambience, atmosphere,
definition	:	a particular environment or surrounding influence (noun.state)

hyponym	:	cloud,
definition	:	a cause of worry or gloom or trouble (noun.state)

hyponym	:	bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness,
definition	:	a bleak and desolate atmosphere (noun.state)

4. a feeling of melancholy apprehension (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	melancholy, somber, sombre,
definition	:	grave or even gloomy in character (adj.all)

derivation	:	blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited,
definition	:	filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)

5. a state of partial or total darkness (noun.state)

derivation	:	gloomful, glooming, gloomy, sulky,
definition	:	depressingly dark (adj.all)

derivation	:	drab, sober, somber, sombre,
definition	:	lacking brightness or color; dull (adj.all)

6. a feeling of melancholy apprehension (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	melancholy, somber, sombre,
definition	:	grave or even gloomy in character (adj.all)

derivation	:	blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited,
definition	:	filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)

7. a state of partial or total darkness (noun.state)

derivation	:	gloomful, glooming, gloomy, sulky,
definition	:	depressingly dark (adj.all)

derivation	:	drab, sober, somber, sombre,
definition	:	lacking brightness or color; dull (adj.all)