different between gloomy vs hopeless
gloomy
English
Etymology
From gloom +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??lu?mi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??lumi/
- Rhymes: -u?mi
Adjective
gloomy (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest)
- Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- Synonyms: dusky, dim, clouded; see also Thesaurus:dark
- Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- Synonyms: bleak, dreary, miserable; see also Thesaurus:cheerless
Derived terms
- (the) gloomies
Translations
Further reading
- gloomy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
gloomy From the web:
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hopeless
English
Etymology
hope +? -less, compare Swedish hopplös.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?pl?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??pl?s/
- Hyphenation: hope?less
Adjective
hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless)
- Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
- Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
- Without talent, not skilled.
- He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
- (of an adverse condition) Incurable.
- She is a hopeless romantic.
- He is a hopeless idler.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "hopeless" is often applied: case, situation, romantic, love, cause, person, despair, life, undertaking, alcoholic, man, endeavor, place, pain, agony, project.
Synonyms
- desperate
- unhopeful
Antonyms
- hopeful
Translations
References
- hopeless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hopeless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hopeless at OneLook Dictionary Search
hopeless From the web:
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- what hopelessness feels like
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- what's hopeless love
- what helpless means in spanish
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