The Latin word lubrĭcus , which can be translated as "slippery" , came to our language as gloomy . The term is used as an adjective to describe that which is gloomy or gloomy .
For example: "The gloom of the place distressed the child, who soon began to look for a way out" , "The hotel seems somewhat gloomy to me: it is old and dark" , "When he reached the top of the hill, he was surprised to find a cave." gloomy that allowed one to enter the rocky wall .
A gloomy place produces fear , sorrow or uncertainty due to its characteristics. These are gloomy spaces that generate unpleasant sensations in people.
In the previous paragraph we mentioned the word lugubre , which is often confused with gloomy due to its great similarity from an orthographic point of view. The dictionary defines it as an adjective that can denote "a lot of sadness", something " funereal or gloomy". Other of the most common synonyms are the following: gloomy , sordid, sinister and dark . As antonyms we can mention cheerful and clear .
The idea of gloomy is also used symbolically, referring to that which is intangible or abstract but produces melancholy , sadness or concern : "The social panorama is gloomy because more and more people are losing their jobs and cannot satisfy their basic needs." «Dark songs are the specialty of the Australian singer-songwriter» , «It is a gloomy time for the country due to the armed conflict» .
Let's think about the first example for a second: citizens have great difficulty keeping their jobs and, once they lose them due to the organizational problems of their country, they cannot easily find a new one either. This leads them to a highly worrying situation, in which they cannot even meet fundamental expenses, such as water and electricity services or, worse still, renting their home.
We have said that these types of situations that are described as gloomy generate in those who must go through them a deep feeling of worry, melancholy or sadness. Being left without a job and not being able to satisfy basic needs is undoubtedly a cause for extreme sadness and worry, and one can even think about the nuance of "darkness" that the term brings, since at a time like this it is not easy distinguish the path to follow, everything seems to have turned off and we don't know where to move.
Moving on to the field of music, gloomy songs can have a negative appearance for those who do not listen to them, but the authors' intention is not to depress the audience, but rather to make different social problems visible and reflect on them. The power of a song should not be underestimated in these cases, since music reaches our deepest depths and moves us without us being able to do anything to stop it.
In everyday speech, however, this term is not used frequently, but instead others such as "sad" or "worrying", mentioned above among their synonyms, are preferred. It is more common to find gloom in a literary or journalistic text.
Dark environments are common in horror stories. Books and films that seek to frighten the public are based on the construction of macabre or dark scenarios, which give rise to the atmosphere necessary for the development of the typical climate of the genre.
The opposite of gloomy is luminous, clear or happy . A home that receives the sun's rays and stands out for its cleanliness is not gloomy, but quite the opposite. The same can be said of a hopeful outlook or a positive event.