word-vault/dist/data/cards/gl/gloomy.json

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{
    "term": "gloomy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sad",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gloomy room/atmosphere"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a wet and gloomy day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She crept up the stairs and along a gloomy corridor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gloomy weather showed little sign of lifting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is very grand, but rather gloomy when you're alone."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "depressing",
            "topics": ["Weather"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "sad and without hope",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gloomy expression"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat in gloomy silence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now, don't start to get gloomy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't look so gloomy. Things aren't that bad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He mopes around all the time with that gloomy expression on his face."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "glum",
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["very", "far from", "pretty"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "without much hope of success or happiness in the future",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **gloomy picture** of the country’s economic future"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly, the future didn't look so gloomy after all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're quietly confident despite the gloomy predictions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The future looked decidedly gloomy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The committee's view was in fact far from gloomy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many businesses remain gloomy about the prospects for the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gloomy forecast/​prognosis"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to paint a bleak/​gloomy picture of the situation"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "depressing",
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["very", "far from", "pretty"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡluːmi/",
                "audio": "gl/gloomy/gloomy__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡluːmi/",
                "audio": "gl/gloomy/gloomy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}