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Gloomy vs Foreboding - What's the difference?

gloomy | foreboding |

As adjectives the difference between gloomy and foreboding

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while foreboding is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

As a noun foreboding is

a sense of evil to come.

As a verb foreboding is

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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

    * See also

    foreboding

    English

    Alternative forms

    * forboding (much less commonly used)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
    • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.

    • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

    • Verb

    (head)