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Darkened vs Gloomy - What's the difference?

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Darkened is a related term of gloomy.


As a verb darkened

is (darken).

As an adjective gloomy is

imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

darkened

English

Verb

(head)
  • (darken)
  • Anagrams

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    darken

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make dark or darker by reducing light.
  • * Bible, Exodus x. 15
  • They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened .
  • To become dark or darker (having less light).
  • To make dark or darker in colour.
  • To become dark or darker in colour.
  • To render gloomy, darker in mood
  • * Shakespeare
  • With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not / The mirth of the feast.
  • To become gloomy, darker in mood
  • To blind, impair eyesight
  • * Bible, Rom xi. 10
  • Let their eyes be darkened , that they may not see.
  • To be blinded, loose clear vision
  • To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
  • * Bible, Job xxxviii. 2
  • Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darken his foresight.
  • To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I must not think there are / Evils enough to darken all his goodness.

    Conjugation

    (en-conj-simple)

    Derived terms

    * darkener * darken someone's door

    Synonyms

    * blacken

    Anagrams

    * * * * * English ergative verbs

    gloomy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
  • The cavern was gloomy .
  • Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • a gloomy temper or countenance

    Synonyms

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