glum

(glŭm)
adj., glum·mer, glum·mest.

1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.
2. Gloomy; dismal.

n.

1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).
2. glums Chiefly British. The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).

[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark. See gloom.]

glumly glum'ly adv.
glumness glum'ness n.

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adjective

1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy: dour, gloomy, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky, sullen, surly. See happy/unhappy.
2. Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, joyless, somber, tenebrific. See happy/unhappy, light/darkness.

adj

Definition: gloomy
Antonyms: cheerful, merry

IN BRIEF: adj. - Reflecting gloom; Showing a brooding ill humor.

Tutor's tip: If someone tries to "glom" (steal or take) something of mine, I will be "glum" (low in spirits). Note: Gloom means darkness or dejection.

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For a list of words related to glum, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i trist humør, mut, nedtrykt, med mørk mine, traurig, depressiv
n. - mørkemand, pessimist

Nederlands (Dutch)
sip, ontstemd

Français (French)
adj. - morose
n. - morosité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdrießlich, sauer
n. - Verdrießlichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατηφής, άκεφος (κν. κατσούφικος)

Italiano (Italian)
depresso, abbattuto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - taciturno, sombrio

Русский (Russian)
угрюмый, пасмурный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sombrío, abatido, triste, desanimado, taciturno
n. - abatimiento, tristeza

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trumpen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怒容的, 阴沉的, 沉着脸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 怒容的, 陰沈的
n. - 沉著臉

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우울한, 무뚝뚝한
n. - 음울함, 무뚝뚝함

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ふさぎ込んだ, 不機嫌な, むっつりした, 陰気な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كئيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב, מצוברח, סר וזעף, מדוכא‬
n. - ‮עצב, מצב רוח רע, דכאון‬

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