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gloomies.

Preceded by the: gloom, despondency.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡluːmiz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡlumiz/General-American
  1. Preceded by the: gloom, despondency.

    informal · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

A fanciful plural of gloomy: gloomy + -ies (suffix forming plural nouns ending in y). Gloom is derived from Middle English *gloom, *glom, from Old English glōm (“gloaming, twilight; darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, glow, shimmer”).

noun/ˈɡluːmiz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡlumiz/General-American
  1. plural of gloomy

    form-of · informal · plural
Where this word comes from

A fanciful plural of gloomy: gloomy + -ies (suffix forming plural nouns ending in y). Gloom is derived from Middle English *gloom, *glom, from Old English glōm (“gloaming, twilight; darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, glow, shimmer”).

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