gloominessn.

/ˈɡluːmɪnɪs/

Etymology: < gloomy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The condition of being gloomy; absence of clear light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [noun]

thicknessc1000

dusknessa1382

umbraclec1500

duskishness1541

sadness1601

duskiness1611

gloominess1611

opacity1611

gloom1645

shadowinessa1672

dusk1700

brown1729

gloaming1832

bat-light1871

dreich1928

1611 Bible (King James) Joel ii. 2 A day of darkenesse and of gloominesse .

1611 Bible (King James) Zeph. i. 15.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. iv. 265 Curio pierced as farre as Dracia: but the gloominesse of the woods coold his courage.

1686 W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. (new ed.) 236 The reflexion and warmth of the other Lights being painted with such a proper Gloominess.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 26. ¶1 The Gloominess of the Place..the Solemnity of the Building..are apt to fill the Mind with a kind of Melancholy.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. viii. 6 She..now perceived that the gloominess of evening was deepened by the coming storm.

1844 Peter Parley's Ann. 2 The gloominess of the season is given to us that we may brighten it by deeds of benevolence.

figurative.1691 T. Beverley Thousand Years' Kingdom 10 Besides the yet continuing Darkness, and Gloomyness cast upon us from the Apostasie in the Atmosphere or Black Air of which, we yet continue.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 315 That kind of Merchandise is current everywhere, spreading its Gloominess over the Globe.1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. I. vi. 162 It was a matter fixed in his mind, that this trade of importing slaves, and way of life in keeping them, were dark gloominess hanging over the land.

2. Depression of spirits; melancholy look.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun]

unlustOE

sorrowfulnessa1250

heavinessc1275

elengenessec1320

dullnessc1369

tristourc1380

murknessc1390

tristesse1390

faintness1398

ungladnessa1400

droopingc1400

heavity14..

dejectionc1450

terne?a1513

disconsolation1515

descence1526

marea1529

sadness?1537

dumpishness1548

unblessedness1549

dolorousness1553

ruefulness?1574

dolefulness1586

heartlessness1591

languishment1591

mopishness1598

soul-sickness1603

contristation1605

damp1606

gloominess1607

sableness1607

uncheerfulnessa1617

disconsolateness1624

cheerlessnessa1631

dejectedness1633

droopingness1635

disanimation1637

lowness1639

desponsion1641

disconsolacy1646

despondency1653

dispiritedness1654

chagrin1656

demission1656

jawfall1660

weightedness1660

depression1665

disconsolancy1665

grumness1675

despondence1676

despond1678

disheartenednessa1680

glumness1727

low1727

gloom1744

low-spiritedness1754

blue devils1756

black dog1776

humdudgeon1785

blue devilism1787

dispiritude1797

wishtnessc1800

downheartedness1801

blue-devilage1816

dispiritment1827

downcastness1827

depressiveness1832

dolorosity1835

lugubriosity1840

disconsolance1847

down1856

heavy-heartedness1860

lugubriousness1879

sullenness1885

low key1886

melancholia1896

burn-out1903

mokus1924

downness1927

mopiness1927

deflation1933

wallow1934

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater ii. i. sig. C3 I haue me thinkes a kind of feauer vpon me, A certaine gloominesse within me.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 419. ¶5 That Gloominess and Melancholy of Temper, which is so frequent in our Nation.

1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. xiii. 264 A serious gloominess pervaded..the countenances of the domestics.

1881 M. E. Herbert Edith ii. 49 Her grave and taciturn father, whose gloominess seemed to increase day by day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	gloominess
释义	gloominessn. /ˈɡluːmɪnɪs/ Etymology: < gloomy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The condition of being gloomy; absence of clear light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [noun] thicknessc1000 dusknessa1382 umbraclec1500 duskishness1541 sadness1601 duskiness1611 gloominess1611 opacity1611 gloom1645 shadowinessa1672 dusk1700 brown1729 gloaming1832 bat-light1871 dreich1928 1611 Bible (King James) Joel ii. 2 A day of darkenesse and of gloominesse . View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Zeph. i. 15. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. iv. 265 Curio pierced as farre as Dracia: but the gloominesse of the woods coold his courage. 1686 W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. (new ed.) 236 The reflexion and warmth of the other Lights being painted with such a proper Gloominess. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 26. ¶1 The Gloominess of the Place..the Solemnity of the Building..are apt to fill the Mind with a kind of Melancholy. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. viii. 6 She..now perceived that the gloominess of evening was deepened by the coming storm. 1844 Peter Parley's Ann. 2 The gloominess of the season is given to us that we may brighten it by deeds of benevolence. figurative.1691 T. Beverley Thousand Years' Kingdom 10 Besides the yet continuing Darkness, and Gloomyness cast upon us from the Apostasie in the Atmosphere or Black Air of which, we yet continue.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 315 That kind of Merchandise is current everywhere, spreading its Gloominess over the Globe.1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. I. vi. 162 It was a matter fixed in his mind, that this trade of importing slaves, and way of life in keeping them, were dark gloominess hanging over the land. 2. Depression of spirits; melancholy look. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] unlustOE sorrowfulnessa1250 heavinessc1275 elengenessec1320 dullnessc1369 tristourc1380 murknessc1390 tristesse1390 faintness1398 ungladnessa1400 droopingc1400 heavity14.. dejectionc1450 terne?a1513 disconsolation1515 descence1526 marea1529 sadness?1537 dumpishness1548 unblessedness1549 dolorousness1553 ruefulness?1574 dolefulness1586 heartlessness1591 languishment1591 mopishness1598 soul-sickness1603 contristation1605 damp1606 gloominess1607 sableness1607 uncheerfulnessa1617 disconsolateness1624 cheerlessnessa1631 dejectedness1633 droopingness1635 disanimation1637 lowness1639 desponsion1641 disconsolacy1646 despondency1653 dispiritedness1654 chagrin1656 demission1656 jawfall1660 weightedness1660 depression1665 disconsolancy1665 grumness1675 despondence1676 despond1678 disheartenednessa1680 glumness1727 low1727 gloom1744 low-spiritedness1754 blue devils1756 black dog1776 humdudgeon1785 blue devilism1787 dispiritude1797 wishtnessc1800 downheartedness1801 blue-devilage1816 dispiritment1827 downcastness1827 depressiveness1832 dolorosity1835 lugubriosity1840 disconsolance1847 down1856 heavy-heartedness1860 lugubriousness1879 sullenness1885 low key1886 melancholia1896 burn-out1903 mokus1924 downness1927 mopiness1927 deflation1933 wallow1934 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater ii. i. sig. C3 I haue me thinkes a kind of feauer vpon me, A certaine gloominesse within me. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 419. ¶5 That Gloominess and Melancholy of Temper, which is so frequent in our Nation. 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. xiii. 264 A serious gloominess pervaded..the countenances of the domestics. 1881 M. E. Herbert Edith ii. 49 Her grave and taciturn father, whose gloominess seemed to increase day by day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1607
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