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Glum vs Wistful - What's the difference?

glum | wistful |

As adjectives the difference between glum and wistful

is that glum is despondent; moody; sullen while wistful is full of yearning or longing.

As a verb glum

is to look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

As a noun glum

is sullenness.

glum

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).

Verb

(glumm)
  • (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
  • (Hawes)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sullenness
  • (Skelton)

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (glummer)
  • despondent; moody; sullen
  • * Thackeray
  • I frighten people by my glum face.

    wistful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • full of yearning or longing
  • His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.
  • sad and thoughtful
  • Synonyms

    * (thoughtful sadness) (l)

    References