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Gloomy vs Discouraging - What's the difference?

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Gloomy is a related term of discouraging.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and discouraging

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while discouraging is that causes discouragement.

As a verb discouraging is

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As a noun discouraging is

discouragement.

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

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    discouraging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • that causes discouragement
  • * 1876 Brewster Higley - A Home on the Range
  • * Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam / Where the Deer and the Antelope play; / Where never is heard a discouraging word, / And the sky is not clouded all day

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • discouragement
  • * Lydia Ann Barclay
    • But, alas! I fear the health of the better part is dwindling instead of increasing, through letting in the enemy's discouragings , and a want of feeling after the daily sap of life, whereby strength would be received to overcome all obstacles