dismal

Meaning of dismal

adjective
  1. causing a mood of gloom or depression.
    the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening

late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.

Information about dismal

  • It is an adjective.
  • The plural form of dismal is: dismals.
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Hyphenation of dismal

dis-mal

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • dismal is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

dismal synonyms

Meaning blue:

blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary

Meaning (of a room or other space) made difficult to see in by darkness:

dim

Meaning having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness:

sombre

Meaning (of the weather) overcast; gloomy:

dull

Meaning (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness:

desolate

Meaning (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favourable outcome:

bleak

Meaning gloomy; depressing:

cheerless

Meaning offering no means of relaxation and pleasure:

comfortless

Meaning having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral:

funereal

Meaning (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in:

inhospitable

Meaning (especially of a place or prospect) not attractive:

uninviting

Meaning having an inhospitable or uninviting quality:

unwelcoming

dismal antonyms

Meaning giving out or reflecting much light; shining:

bright

Meaning noticeably happy and optimistic:

cheerful

Translation of dismal

Words that rhyme with dismal

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