dismal
Meaning of dismal
- 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.
- Languages in which dismal is used:
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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:
Meaning having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness:
Meaning (of the weather) overcast; gloomy:
Meaning (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness:
Meaning (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favourable outcome:
Meaning gloomy; depressing:
Meaning offering no means of relaxation and pleasure:
Meaning having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral:
Meaning (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in:
Meaning (especially of a place or prospect) not attractive:
Meaning having an inhospitable or uninviting quality:
dismal antonyms
Meaning giving out or reflecting much light; shining:
Meaning noticeably happy and optimistic:
Translation of dismal
- Italian: triste, deprimente, scoraggiante, sconsolante
- Spanish: desconsolado, desconsolada, deprimente, depresivo, depresiva
- German: entmutigen
- French: décourageant
Words that rhyme with dismal
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