different between gloomy vs mournful

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)

1. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

   Synonyms: dusky, dim, clouded; see also Thesaurus:dark

2. 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

English

Alternative forms

• mournfull

Etymology

mourn +? -ful

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??nf?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??nf?l/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?mo(?)?nf?l/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?mo?nf?l/
• Hyphenation: mourn?ful

Adjective

mournful (comparative mournfuller or more mournful, superlative mournfullest or most mournful)

1. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
2. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
   • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

     Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:sad

Translations