gloomy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgluːmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈglumi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glo̅o̅′mē)

Inflections of 'gloomy' (adj):
gloomier
adj comparative
gloomiest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gloomy adj (dark or overcast) (tiempo)gris adj mf
  plomizo/a adj
  oscuro/a adj
 It was a gloomy day with no sun visible behind the thick covering of clouds.
 This room is gloomy—turn the light on!
 Era un día gris y no se veía el sol detrás de las nubes.
 Este cuarto está oscuro, ¡prende la luz!
gloomy adj (feeling sad or pessimistic)triste adj mf
  melancólico/a adj
 Erin felt gloomy when she found out that her university application was rejected.
 Erin estaba triste tras enterarse de que su solicitud para la universidad fue rechazada.
gloomy adj (sad, pessimistic)triste adj mf
  pesimista adj mf
  sombrío/a adj
 Rachel didn't like the play because it was so gloomy; everyone died in the end.
 The outlook for the company is gloomy after the latest scandal.
 A Rachel no le gustaba la obra porque era muy triste y todos morían al final.
 El pronóstico de la compañía es sombrío después del último escándalo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
dark and gloomy adj (weather: with grey skies)gris adj mf
 Bring your coat with you - it's dark and gloomy out.
 Llévate un abrigo, afuera está gris.
  nublado/a adj
 Llévate un abrigo, afuera está nublado.
dark and gloomy adj (mood, outlook: pessimistic) (figurado)sombrío/a adj
 The economic forecast for the next year is dark and gloomy.
 El pronóstico económico para el próximo año es sombrío.
  (figurado)lúgubre adj mf
 El pronóstico económico para el próximo año es lúgubre.
  (figurado)oscuro y lúgubre loc adj
 El pronóstico económico para el próximo año es oscuro y lúgubre.
dark and gloomy adj (scene, house: ominous grim)lúgubre adj mf
 The place was dark and gloomy during the winter months.
 El lugar era lúgubre durante los meses de invierno.
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'gloomy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
cast a pall over - cast a shadow - cheerless - cheerlessly - comfortless - dark - despondent - dingy - disconsolately - dour - downbeat - gloom - heavy - leaden - lugubrious - melancholy - moody - morose - saturnine - somber - sullen - sunless - tenebrous
Spanish:
caliginoso - lóbrego - nebuloso - sombrío - agüitado - depresivo - mustio - melancólico - con poca luz - augurio aciago - chipil - chungo - con el ánimo caído - encapotado - ensombrecer - entristecer - feo - fúnebre - hosco - lánguido - lúgubre - oscuro - pesaroso - pesimista - tenebroso - tétrico - triste - umbrío

Collocations: what a gloomy day!, a gloomy and [cold, rainy, windy] day, [gray, cold, wet] and gloomy, more...

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