glum

glum  (glm)

adj. glum·mer, glum·mest

1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.

2. Gloomy; dismal.

n.

1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).

2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).

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[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see gloom.]

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glumly adv.

glumness n.

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glum [glʌm]

adj glummer, glummest

silent or sullen, as from gloom

[variant of gloom]

glumly  adv

glumness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	glum - moody and melancholic dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
	2.	glum - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" glowering, moody, morose, sullen, saturnine, dour, dark, sour ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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glum

adjective gloomy, miserable, dismal, down, low, melancholy, dejected, downcast, morose, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth, in low spirits What are you both looking so glum about?
cheerful, jolly, merry, upbeat (informal), cheery, joyful, chirpy (informal)

Translations

glum [glʌm] ADJ (glummer (compar) (glummest (superl))) [person] → melancólico; [mood, expression] → triste; [tone] → melancólico, sombrío

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glum [ˈglʌm] adj

[person] → sombre, morose
to look glum → avoir l'air morose

[face] → sombre

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glum

adj (+er) → niedergeschlagen, bedrückt; atmosphere → gedrückt; thoughts → schwarz; to feel/look glum → bedrückt sein/aussehen

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glum [glʌm] adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) (person) → abbattuto/a; (mood) → nero/a; (expression) → cupo/a
to feel glum → sentirsi giù

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glum

adj glum [glam]

gloomy and sad a glum expression. somber, bedrukte, droefgeestige عابِس، مُتَجَهِّم намръщен mrzutý nedtrykt; trist verdrießlich μελαγχολικός, λυπημένος sombrío, taciturno, melancólico pahur غمگین apea maussade עצוב अप्रसन्न mrk, zlovoljan rosszkedvű sedih, muram, murung dapurlegur tetro ふさぎ込んだ 침울한 niūrus, paniuręs drūms; saīdzis suram mistroostig trist, nedfor ponury sombrio posomorât угрюмый mrzutý čemeren natmuren trumpen, dyster หม่นหมอง suratı asık, somurtkan 悶悶不樂的, 憂鬱的 насуплений افسردہ ủ rũ; rầu rĩ 闷闷不乐的, 阴郁的

adv glumly

somber, bedruk, droefgeestig مُتَجَهِّما намръщено mrzutě nedtrykt; trist verdrießlich μελαγχολικά, λυπημένα con aire sombrío/taciturno/melancólico pahuralt با افسردگی synkeästi d'un air maussade בעצב उदासी के साथ mrko, zlovoljno rosszkedvűen dengan sedih, muram dapurlega con aria triste ふさぎ込んで 침울하게 niūriai drūmi dengan suram mistroostig trist, dystert ponuro sombriamente cu un aer posomorât угрюмо mrzuto čemerno natmureno trumpet อย่างหม่นหมอง somurtarak 悶悶不樂地 насуплено بے کیفی سے ủ rũ; rầu rĩ 闷闷不乐地

n glumness

mismoedigheid, bedruktheid تَجَهُّم навъсеност nevrlost nedtrykthed; tristhed die Verdrießlichkeit, die Unannehmlichkeit μελαγχολία, λύπη melancolía, tristeza pahurus افسردگی؛ دلتنگی synkeys air maussade עצב उदासी mrkost, zlovolja komorság kesedihan, kemuraman dapurleiki tetraggine, tristezza ゆううつ 침울함 niūrumas drūmums kesuraman mistroostigheid mismot ponurość melancolia aer posomorât угрюмость mrzutosť čemernost natmurenost trumpenhet ความหม่นหมอง somurtkanlık 憂鬱 похмурість اداسی vẻ rầu rĩ; vẻ ủ rũ 忧郁