Reverse Dictionary: GLOOM

ADJECTIVES
1000 — DUN murky, gloomy; of light; dim, obscure
1000 — MURK dark, gloomy, deficient in light → chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
1225 — DROOPY depressed; dejected; sad; gloomy; drooping
1230 — WAN lacking light or lustre; dark-hued, dusky, gloomy, dark → chiefly poetic usage, obs.
1384 — MELANCHOLIOUS affected with melancholy; gloomy, mournful
1425 — FUNERAL mournful, gloomy, melancholy
1433 — SATURNINE sluggish, cold, and gloomy in temperament; melancholy
1435 — HEAVISOME of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1460 — ADUST having a melancholy character or appearance; gloomy; sallow → obs.
1491 — OBSCUROUS dark, gloomy, obscure → obs.
..E16 — DOWF lacking spirit or energy; gloomy → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1513 — DULLY doleful, gloomy, dreary → Sc. poetic usage obs.
1530 — DARKSOME characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy
1538 — FUNESTAL relating to death or funerals; gloomy, mournful → obs.
1540 — DOWLY doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely → N. Eng. dial.
1577 — MESTFUL mournful; sad; melancholy; dismal; gloomy → obs.
1578 — MESTIVE sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy → obs.
1580 — GLUMMY dark, gloomy, dismal for want of light → obs.
1580 — SICK OF THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy
1581 — BECLOUDED made obscure or gloomy
1581 — FUNEBRAL relating to a funeral; mournful, gloomy, melancholy
1590 — MURKSOME dark, obscure, gloomy → Sc.
1591 — SATURNIOUS gloomy, sullen, melancholy → obs.
1592 — MUDDY gloomy; sullen; glowering: said of a person, look, etc.
1596 — MURK gloomy, depressing
1597 — DARK gloomy, cheerless, dismal, sad
1599 — TENEBROUS obscure, gloomy
1600 — ACHERONTIC belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund
1600 — FRIDAY-FACED sad-looking, melancholy, gloomy, sour-featured, miserable, gloomy → obs.
1600 — SULLIED made gloomy or dark → obs.
1602 — DUSKY gloomy, melancholy
1602 — STYGIAN black as the river Styx; dark or gloomy as the region of the Styx
1604 — FUNEBRIAL relating to a funeral; mournful, gloomy, melancholy
1610 — ACHERONTICAL infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy → obs.
1614 — SULLEN-SICK ill-humoured, very gloomy → obs.
1621 — MOPISH dejected, gloomy
1627 — UNCHEERLY gloomy, depressing → obs.
1630 — FUNEBRIOUS pert. to funerals; hence, gloomy, sad, melancholy, mournful → obs.
1631 — IN THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy
1632 — MUNGY dark, gloomy → obs.
1640 — GRUM gloomy, morose, surly, glum
1650 — FUNEROUS characterized by death or funerals; gloomy, mournful → obs.
1653 — FUNEBRIOUS pert. to funerals; hence, gloomy, sad, melancholy, mournful → obs.
1654 — FUNEBROUS relating to a funeral; mournful, gloomy, melancholy
1656 — LUCTIFEROUS bringing sorrow, mournful, gloomy → obs.
1671 — MIRK dark, gloomy, obscure, dusky → Sc. & Eng. dial. 
1727 — MUSSY — MUZZY of places or weather: dull, gloomy → sl.
1728 — MUG a mist, a fog; a light rain or drizzle; a dull, damp, or gloomy atmosphere → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1728 — MUZZY dull, gloomy, tedious; said of a place, occasion, etc.
1730 — TENEBRICOSE full of darkness; very dark, obscure; gloomy
1731 — AGELASTIC never laughing; morose, gloomy → obs.
1733 — IREY — IRIE melancholy, gloomy; causing fear → Sc. obs.
1742 — DOWNHEARTED exhibiting low spirits; discouraged, despondent, gloomy
1772 — LUCTUATE to render mournful or gloomy, as with bad news or black drapes → obs.
1773 — EERIE dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful → Sc.
1774 — LOURING cloudy; gloomy → US
1780 — GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy → chiefly Eng. dial.
1785 — OORIE — OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected → Sc.
1808 — IN A FUNK in a surly or gloomy state → orig. Sc.
1816 — GLUNCH gloomy, sour-looking → Sc.
1816 — GOUSTY desolate, dreary, gloomy; ghastly, supernatural, unearthly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1818 — EERISOME uncanny, gloomy → Sc.
1819 — MALAGRUGROUS grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy → Sc. obs.
1819 — MALEGROBOLOUS grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy → Sc. obs.
1821 — BLUE of persons: gloomy; depressed
1821 — DARKLY dark, gloomy → Eng. dial.
1825 — GLUFF gloomy, sullen → Sc.
1825 — GLUMPISH surly, sulky; gloomy, mopish → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1828 — YONDERLY  depressed in health or spirits, gloomy, melancholy → Eng. dial.
1830 — MURKY sullen, cheerless, gloomy; said of a look, a person’s demeanour, etc.
1838 — DEADLY-LIVELY combining dullness and liveliness; lively in a gloomy and depressing way → colloq.
1849 — ACHERONIAN relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy → chiefly literary usage
1860 — DUN characterized by solemn reflection; serious, gloomy → obs.
1867 — DARK-LIKE gloomy, morose → Sc.
1873 — DARKLIN(G) dark, gloomy → Sc.
1880 — TANNIE sombre, gloomy → Sc.
1881 — GOURY — GOWERY gloomy, frightful; sullen, stupid, dull → Eng. dial.
1896 — MIRK-DIM dark, gloomy → Sc.  
1899 — DOLESOME depressed, melancholy, doleful, gloomy, sorrowful, dismal → Amer. dial.
..20C — MOPEY AS A WET HEN miserable, gloomy → Aust. & NZ sl.
1904 — REVURE thoughtful, dark and gloomy → Sc. (Bk.)
1908 — DUNGEONOUS resembling a dungeon; dark, gloomy, comfortless
1916 — DARNFUL gloomy, mournful, dreary → Amer. dial.
1942 — IN THE SHADE gloomy → US sl. (Bk.)
1945 — GRUM surly, gloomy, glum → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1952 — DOWNBEAT gloomy, subdued, pessimistic → Amer. sl.
1965 — ICKY feeling depressed or in a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1968 — LOWLY depressed, gloomy → Amer. dial.
1969 — GROUSED depressed; gloomy → Amer. dial.
1970 — BRUTZING depressed, moody, gloomy → Amer. dial.
1999 — COLD AND DARK AS A BUSHMAN’S GRAVE very cold and gloomy → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

ADVERBS
1377 — ELENGELY drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily → obs.
1600 — DULLY gloomily, sadly → obs.
1621 — DUMPISHLY dejectedly, gloomily
1626 — DOLESOMELY in a doleful manner, gloomily
1629 — HEARTLESSLY without spirit, dejectedly, gloomily → obs.
1818 — MALAGRUGROUSLY grimly, gloomily → Sc.
1829 — FUNERALLY mournfully, gloomily
1856 — A-DUSK in gloom; gloomy, dark
1866 — SCOUK — SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien → Sc.

NOUNS
1000 — MURK darkness, gloom → chiefly Sc.
1320 — ELENGENESSE loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom → obs.
1390 — MURKNESS lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; sorrow, gloom, despair → obs.
1425 — MURKINESS darkness, obscurity, gloom
1715 — SCOUK — SKOOK a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look → Sc.
1777 — DISMALS a melancholy mood; the blues, gloom, low spirits → Amer. dial.
1785 — MIRK darkness, gloom; the close of the day, night → Sc. & Eng. dial. 
1808 — FUNK a state or fit of gloom, bad temper, depression, irritation, etc. → orig. Sc.
1857 — A SKELETON AT THE FEAST a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression
1893 — A SKELETON AT THE BANQUET a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression
1899 — DOLESOMENESS gloom; dismalness; dejection → Amer. dial.
1899 — FANTODS a feeling of depression; the blues; a fit of the sulks; a being gloomy → Amer. dial.
1904 — SCREWTON-NEWTONS a miserable feeling in mind and body; a fit of the dumps, a gloomy, melancholy state of mind → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1931 — WHIM-WHAMS — WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1946 — MILL DAYS days of moodiness, gloominess, and grouchiness → Amer. dial.
1954 — THE MOPES a fit of depression; a gloomy mood; a fit of being dispirited → Amer. dial.
1965 — GROUCHIES a mood of depression, annoyance, or irritation; a sully or gloomy fit → Amer. dial.
1966 — THE GRUBS a depressed or gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1967 — GOLLYWOBBLES depression or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood; the blues → Amer. dial.
1967 — THE DON’TS a feeling of depression, a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1967 — THE MEAN REDS — THE REDS a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1968 — GOOHOOPERS a condition of despondency or ill temper; a vague or imaginary unwellness; a depressed or gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1970 — BRUTZ a depressed, gloomy, or moody state of mind → Amer. dial.
1970 — THE HANG-DOWNS depression; a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1991 — TRISTIMANIA melancholia; abnormal gloom or depression (Bk.)
2003 — MONK-ON a gloomy, introspective mood → Antarctica usage

NOUNS, PERSON
1569 — SATURNIST a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person → obs.
1591 — SATURNIAN a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person → obs.
1592 — FRIDAY-FACE a grave, dismal, or gloomy expression of the countenance; a gloomy, dejected-looking or miserable-looking man or woman → obs.
1631 — SATURNINE a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person → obs.
1632 — MELANCHOLIAN one affected with melancholy or a gloomy state of mind → obs.
1693 — MOPE a person who mopes; someone given to prolonged spells of gloom or dejection; a low-spirited, listless, melancholy person
1722 — DOWF a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1804 — GLUMP a sulky, sullen, morose person; an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1823 — MOLL-ON-THE-COALS a gloomy-minded person → Sc.
1824 — GULDIE a tall, black-faced, gloomy-looking man → Sc.
1880 — HEARSE a gloomy, pessimistic person → US sl.
1894 — HEARSE-DRIVER a gloomy, pessimistic person → US sl.
1904 — GLOOMY GUS a very unhappy, sad, dismal, or gloomy person; a pessimist → US sl.
1917 — GLUM-POT an irritable, gloomy, or glum person; a melancholy or ill-tempered person; a pessimist → US sl.
1923 — GLOOM BUG a depressed person; a chronically gloomy person; a pessimist → US sl.
1929 — NO-LOAD a gloomy or lazy individual → Amer. dial.
1940 — LAUGHING BOY a morose or unpleasant fellow; a gloomy-looking person; used ironically → sl.
1940 — LAUGHING GIRL a morose or unpleasant female; used ironically as the title of a gloomy-looking person → US sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — APE WITH A FROZEN PAN a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — APE WITH A SOUR PUSS a gloomy, dull man → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — BEAST a gloomy person → jive usage (Bk.)
1945 — DEAD BATTERY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — GLOOM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — GLOOM PUSS an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — GLOOMY PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — GLUM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — GLUM PUSS ON A HOLIDAY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist → World War II Amer. sl.
1946 — BEAGLE a young woman, esp. an unattractive young woman; a gloomy or unpleasant person of either sex → US sl.
1975 — SAD APPLE a gloomy person, frequently irritable, introverted, or pessimistic; usually a person unnoticed socially; a drip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1995 — A GHOST AT THE FEAST someone who brings gloom or sadness to an otherwise pleasant or celebratory occasion

 
VERBS
1000 — SWERK to be or become dark; to become gloomy, troubled, or sad → obs.
1386 — DULL to make dull of mood; to make listless or somewhat gloomy; the opposite of ‘enliven’  → obs.
1400 — MIRKEN to become dark and gloomy; to grow murky → Sc.
1533 — DUSK to sully or tarnish; to make gloomy or depressed
1550 — OVERCLOUD to make gloomy
1566 — BEDUSK to shroud in gloom, as of twilight
1597 — MELANCHOLIZE to be or become melancholy; to become gloomy in mind; to make melancholy → obs.
1777 — GLUMP to look sulky, gloomy, or discontented → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1925 — HAVE A SEA BOOT FACE to look gloomy → nautical usage
1965 — HAVE THE WILLIES to be depressed or in a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1966 — FEEL ONE’S KEEPS to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1968 — HAVE THE GO-DOWNS to be in a depressed or gloomy mood → Amer. dial.
1970 — HAVE ONE’S HABITS ON to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood; to never have anything to say → Amer. dial.