glumness

• Nom décrivant l'état ou la qualité d'être sombre et maussade ; atmosphère de morosité et de mélancolie, ou humeur chagrine et irritable.

A noun describing a state or quality of being glum; an atmosphere of depression and melancholy, or a gloomy ill-tempered feeling.

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1. Atmosphere of depressionB2formal

   A pervasive feeling or environment of sadness, melancholy, and low spirits.

   Atmosphère de dépression

   • A sense of glumness settled over the room after the bad news.
   • The glumness of the rainy day matched her mood.
   • He tried to lighten the glumness with a joke.

   Synonymesdejectiondespondencydrearinessgloommelancholymorosenesssullenness

   Antonymesbrightnesscheerfulnessgaietyjoyfulness

2. Gloomy ill-tempered feelingB2formal

   A personal state of being sullen, moody, or irritable, often accompanied by a dark outlook.

   Morosité maussade

   • His glumness was obvious from his slumped posture and silence.
   • She couldn't shake the glumness that followed the argument.
   • The team's glumness after the loss was palpable.

   Synonymesgrumpinessirritabilitymoodinessmorosenesssulkinesssullennesssurliness

   Antonymesbrightnesscheerfulnessgladnesssunny