
whole word part of the word or phrase	or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: gloomy

5 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 V.iv.89	But darkness and the gloomy shade of death	But darknesse, and the gloomy shade of death
King Edward III	E3 II.i.197	Thy gloomy consort, sullen melancholy?	Thy gloomy consort, sullome melancholie,
King Edward III	E3 III.i.155	Then 'gan the day to turn to gloomy night,	Then gan the day to turne to gloomy night,
King Edward III	E3 V.i.61	We would, till gloomy winter were o'erspent,	We would till glomy Winter were ore spent,
Titus Andronicus	Tit IV.i.53	Forced in the ruthless, vast, and gloomy woods?	Forc'd in the ruthlesse, vast, and gloomy woods?

1 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.803	Keep still possession of thy gloomy place,	Keepe still possession of thy gloomy place,

21 result(s).

cloudy	sullen, gloomy, scowling
cold	gloomy, depressed, dispirited
dark	sad, melancholic, gloomy
dull	gloomy, melancholic, sullen
dun	dark, murky, gloomy
glooming	gloomy, dark, dismal
hanging	gloomy, morose, melancholy
heavy	sorrowful, sad, gloomy
heavy	gloomy, dark, overcast
louring	gloomy, threatening, dark
lowering	ominous, threatening, gloomy
melancholy	dark, dismal, gloomy
moody	melancholy, sombre, gloomy
sad	downcast, distressed, mournful, gloomy
slow	heavy, gloomy, dejected
solemn	dark, sombre, gloomy
spleen	temper, spirit, passion [part of the body seen as the source of both gloomy and mirthful emotions]
sullen	gloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful
sullen	(plural) sullenness, gloomy mood, sulks
sullen	[Q variant of 'sorry'] gloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful
surly	gloomy, dismal, stern

20 result(s).

2 result(s).

Humours	...c iv iii 43) melancholy sad gloomy sullen depressed jaques (as describ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	...s our name heavy (adj ) sorrowful sad gloomy r3 i iv 68 [clarence to keeper] my soul...

2 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
GLOOMY	BASIC	glooming adj, gloomy adj

0 result(s).

Jump directly to