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单词 plutonian
释义

plutonian

adjective

plu·​to·​ni·​an plü-ˈtō-nē-ən How to pronounce plutonian (audio)
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Pluto or the lower world : infernal

Synonyms

  • black
  • bleak
  • cheerless
  • chill
  • Cimmerian
  • 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
  • saturnine
  • sepulchral
  • solemn
  • somber
  • sombre
  • sullen
  • sunless
  • tenebrific
  • tenebrous
  • wretched
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Example Sentences

the rows of abandoned, boarded-up tenement houses made for a rather plutonian landscape
Recent Examples on the Web The morning of April 1, 1976, Moore announced on a BBC radio station that at 9:47 am, Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, creating the Jovian-Plutonian Gravitational Effect. National Geographic, 31 Mar. 2016 His most recent discoveries, the two tiny Plutonian satellites, were named with the help of a popular vote. Nadia Drake, WIRED, 15 July 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

plutonian

adjective

as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the rows of abandoned, boarded-up tenement houses made for a rather plutonian landscape

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dark
  • depressive
  • lonely
  • darkening
  • depressing
  • somber
  • bleak
  • desolate
  • morbid
  • black
  • cold
  • solemn
  • lonesome
  • gray
  • murky
  • blue
  • chill
  • wretched
  • saturnine
  • depressed
  • miserable
  • melancholy
  • morose
  • elegiac
  • oppressive
  • lugubrious
  • sullen
  • sepulchral
  • disconsolate
  • gloomy
  • elegiacal
  • grey
  • funereal
  • godforsaken
  • sad
  • cheerless
  • dire
  • forlorn
  • drear
  • dismal
  • dreary
  • cloudy
  • glum
  • sunless
  • tenebrific
  • sombre
  • comfortless
  • tenebrous
  • melancholic
  • desperate
  • unhappy
  • Cimmerian
  • negative
  • inconsolable
  • menacing
  • mournful
  • hopeless
  • woebegone
  • dim
  • distressful
  • mirthless
  • down
  • dejected
  • grim
  • sorrowful
  • dispiriting
  • distressing
  • discouraging
  • hangdog
  • low
  • dull
  • dreich
  • pessimistic
  • discomfiting
  • dismaying
  • upsetting
  • disheartening
  • droopy
  • woeful
  • despondent
  • threatening
  • lamentable
  • dour
  • colorless
  • drab
  • plaintive
  • loury
  • lowery
  • louring
  • lowering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gay
  • gay
  • bright
  • friendly
  • cheerful
  • comforting
  • cordial
  • festive
  • joyous
  • joyful
  • cheery
  • sunshiny
  • merry
  • jolly
  • buoyant
  • blithe
  • mirthful
  • optimistic
  • hopeful
  • blithesome
  • cheering
  • heartwarming
  • encouraging
  • jocund
  • lighthearted
  • lightsome
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