Antonyms for gloominess

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gloo-mee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈglu mi

Definition of gloominess

Origin : 1580s, probably from gloom even though that word is not attested as early as this one is. Shakespeare used it of woods, Marlowe of persons. Gloomy Gus used in a general sense of "sullen person" since 1940s, from a comic strip character of that name first recorded 1904. Related: Gloomily; gloominess.

As in melancholy : noun depression, sadness
As in pessimism : noun belief in bad outcome
As in sadness : noun unhappiness, depression
As in shade : noun dimness
As in blues : noun depression
As in sulkiness : noun sourness
As in sullenness : noun sulkiness
As in unhappiness : noun sorrow
As in despondence : noun sadness
As in downheartedness : noun gloom
As in drabness : noun dullness
As in depression : noun low spirits; despair
As in desolation : noun distress, unhappiness
As in dumps : noun depression
As in gloom : noun darkness, blackness

Example sentences :

He was given to gloominess, and fancied that he was disposed to evil.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Discontent, discomfort, worry, gloominess on nearly every face.
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

Louis had none of his brother's gloominess, but was perfectly radiant.
Extract from : « Ten Years Later » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

That Edward Beverley had fits of gloominess and impatience is not surprising.
Extract from : « The Children of the New Forest » by Captain Marryat

But with all the gloominess mingles the white hawthorn blossom.
Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet

You talk to your children with a stiffness, a gloominess, a brusqueness which will close their hearts.
Extract from : « The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr » by Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon

What strikes one in this city is a general aspect of gloominess.
Extract from : « From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows » by Victor Meignan

It was sad, even to gloominess; and something of shame seemed to cover it.
Extract from : « Phantastes » by George MacDonald

The prisoner forgot his own gloom, in his surprise at the gloominess of the other.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories, August, 1931 » by Various

"It has, indeed," said Sir George, with a gloominess that was far from usual with him.
Extract from : « Pharos, The Egyptian » by Guy Newell Boothby

Synonyms for gloominess

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