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gloominess

noun

Etymology

From gloomy + -ness.

  1. derived from *ǵʰley-✻ — “to gleam, shimmer, glow”
  2. inherited from *glōmaz✻ — “gleam, shimmer, sheen”
  3. inherited from *glōm✻
  4. inherited from glōm — “gloaming, twilight, darkness”
  5. inherited from *gloom✻
  6. formed as gloomy — “gloom + -y”
  7. suffixed as gloominess — “gloomy + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being gloomy.

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