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Glumness
Moodiness; sullenness.
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Broader term 2
The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphe…
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The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.
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Narrower term 4
The state of being bare.
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A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
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The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
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The condition of being naked.
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Derivationally related 2
Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
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Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
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Synonym 3
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.
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State of being gloomy.
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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
Sourness of temper; sulenness.
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