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  • 31Gloomy Sunday — Szomorú Vasárnap Szomorú Vasárnap (Sombre Dimanche) est un morceau de jazz écrit en 1933 par l artiste hongrois Rezső Seress, en mémoire des êtres défunts aimés du compositeur. Ce morceau, très triste et mélancolique, est devenu célèbre,… …

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  • 32gloomy — gloomily, adv. gloominess, n. /glooh mee/, adj., gloomier, gloomiest. 1. dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies. 2. causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect. 3. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy. 4.… …

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  • 33gloomy, pessimistic — These words are nearly but not quite synonymous. A gloomy person is dejected, depressed, or sad; a pessimistic person is also gloomy but holds the opinion that everything is evil now and will continue to remain that way. A pessimistic person is… …

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  • 34gloomy — gloom|y [ˈglu:mi] adj comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1.) making you feel that things will not improve = ↑depressing ▪ The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. 2.) sad because you think the situation will not improve =… …

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  • 35gloomy — adjective 1 sad because you think the situation will not improve: When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong. 2 making you feel that things will not improve: a gloomy economic forecast 3 dark, especially in a way that seems sad:… …

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  • 36gloomy — adjective 1) a gloomy room Syn: dark, shadowy, sunless, dim, somber, dingy, dismal, dreary, murky, unwelcoming, cheerless, comfortless, funereal; literary Stygian Ant: bright …

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  • 37gloomy — adjective 1) a gloomy room Syn: dark, shadowy, murky, sunless, dim, dingy 2) Joanna looked gloomy Syn: despondent, depressed, downcast, downhearted, dejected …

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  • 38gloomy — gloom•y [[t]ˈglu mi[/t]] adj. gloom•i•er, gloom•i•est 1) dark or dim: gloomy skies[/ex] 2) causing gloom; depressing: a gloomy prospect[/ex] 3) filled with or showing gloom; melancholy: a gloomy mood[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 gloom′i•ly, adv.… …

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  • 39gloomy — adjective /ˈɡlumi/ a) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded. The cavern was gloomy. b) Affected with, or expressing …

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  • 40gloomy — adj. gloomy about, over * * * [ gluːmɪ] over gloomy about …

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