Gloomy vs Capricious - What's the difference?
gloomy | capricious | Related terms |
Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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Gloomy is a related term of capricious.
As adjectives the difference between gloomy and capricious
is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.gloomy
English
Adjective
(er)- The cavern was gloomy .
- a gloomy temper or countenance
Synonyms
* See alsocapricious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.