Cimmerian
1 of 2adjective
Cim·me·ri·an sə-ˈmir-ē-ən 
: very dark or gloomy
under ebon shades … in dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell
John Milton
John MiltonCimmerian
2 of 2noun
: any of a mythical people described by Homer as dwelling in a remote realm of mist and gloom
Synonyms
Adjective
- black
- bleak
- cheerless
- chill
- cloudy
- cold
- comfortless
- dark
- darkening
- depressing
- depressive
- desolate
- dire
- disconsolate
- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- dreich [chiefly Scottish]
- elegiac
- elegiacal
- forlorn
- funereal
- gloomy
- glum
- godforsaken
- gray
- grey
- lonely
- lonesome
- lugubrious
- miserable
- morbid
- morose
- murky
- plutonian
- saturnine
- sepulchral
- solemn
- somber
- sombre
- sullen
- sunless
- tenebrific
- tenebrous
- wretched
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Example Sentences
Adjective a wealthy recluse who lived in Cimmerian isolation in a decaying Victorian mansion
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Latin Cimmerii, a mythical people, from Greek Kimmerioi
First Known Use
Adjective
1580, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1584, in the meaning defined above
Cimmerian
adjective
as in darkening
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer a wealthy recluse who lived in Cimmerian isolation in a decaying Victorian mansion Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- darkening
- dark
- bleak
- depressive
- lonely
- desolate
- somber
- gray
- lonesome
- depressing
- blue
- cold
- murky
- black
- solemn
- chill
- tenebrous
- morbid
- drear
- wretched
- sullen
- grey
- saturnine
- sunless
- sepulchral
- gloomy
- morose
- plutonian
- elegiac
- depressed
- godforsaken
- lugubrious
- melancholy
- dreary
- cheerless
- funereal
- disconsolate
- miserable
- forlorn
- comfortless
- dismal
- oppressive
- dire
- sad
- glum
- sombre
- cloudy
- elegiacal
- dreich
- tenebrific
- woebegone
- melancholic
- desperate
- mournful
- grim
- inconsolable
- unhappy
- dejected
- menacing
- dim
- distressful
- sorrowful
- mirthless
- hopeless
- down
- dull
- negative
- despondent
- woeful
- pessimistic
- hangdog
- droopy
- lamentable
- dispiriting
- disheartening
- distressing
- dismaying
- upsetting
- discomfiting
- plaintive
- low
- discouraging
- drab
- dour
- threatening
- colorless
- louring
- loury
- lowery
- lowering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gay
- bright
- friendly
- cheerful
- festive
- merry
- gay
- comforting
- cordial
- sunshiny
- cheery
- joyous
- mirthful
- joyful
- jolly
- buoyant
- blithe
- blithesome
- optimistic
- hopeful
- cheering
- jocund
- encouraging
- heartwarming
- lighthearted
- lightsome
- treachery
- treacle
- treacle mold
- treacle mould
- treacle mustard
- treacled
- treacles
- treaclewort
- treaclier
- treacliest
- treacling
- treacly
- tread
- tread lightly
- tread on (someone's) toes
- tread on one's toes
- tread on someone's toes
- tread on the toes of
- tread on the toes of (someone)
- tread on the toes of someone
- tread on toes
- tread plate
- tread the boards
- tread water
- tread-softly