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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGloom
/ɡluːm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Partial or total darkness.
"He peered into the gloom of the cave." - 2
A state of depression or despondency.
"A sense of gloom descended on the team after the loss."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English glomben (to look sullen, frown), perhaps from Old English glūmian (to be gloomy).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gloom" is said worldwide
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la pénombre
Transliteration: la pe-nombr
Script: pénombre
"Il marchait dans la pénombre."
die Düsternis
Transliteration: dee dues-ter-nis
Script: Düsternis
"Sie fürchtete die Düsternis des Waldes."
la penombra
Transliteration: la pe-nom-bra
Script: penombra
"La stanza era avvolta nella penombra."
la penumbra
Transliteration: la pe-num-bra
Script: penumbra
"Había mucha penumbra en el pasillo."
a penumbra
Transliteration: a pe-num-bra
Script: penumbra
"Ele lia na penumbra do quarto."
उदासी
Transliteration: udasi
"उसके चेहरे पर उदासी छाई थी।"
阴暗
Transliteration: yīn àn
"房间里一片阴暗。"
우울
Transliteration: u-ul
"그의 마음에는 깊은 우울이 찾아왔다."
憂鬱
Transliteration: yūutsu
"部屋の中に憂鬱な雰囲気が漂っていた。"
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