gloom C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɡlum/ UK /ɡluːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun partial darkness or a feeling of deep sadness and despondency A heavy gloom settled over the abandoned house as evening fell. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · partial darkness or a... darknessmurkdimnessmelancholydespondencydejectionsadness ↔ Opposites brightnesslightcheerjoy Word family Forms glooming Derived forms gloomygloominessgloomily Related forms glum Etymology AI details From Middle English gloumen ('to look sullen, become dark'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source; related to glum. gloumen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gloom **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡlum/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡluːm/ ## Meanings 1. partial darkness or a feeling of deep sadness and despondency ## Examples - A heavy gloom settled over the abandoned house as evening fell. ## Synonyms - darkness - murk - dimness - melancholy - despondency - dejection - sadness ## Antonyms - brightness - light - cheer - joy ## Derived Forms - gloomy - gloominess - gloomily ## Related Forms - glum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gloumen ## Etymology From Middle English gloumen ('to look sullen, become dark'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source; related to glum. ## AI Etymology Gloom is from Middle English gloumen ('to look sullen, become dark'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source; related to glum. Important recorded forms include gloumen (Middle English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers partial darkness or a feeling of deep sadness and despondency. The wider family includes derived forms such as gloomy, gloominess, and gloomily and related words such as glum. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown