glum

CEFRC1

/ɡlʌm/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Quiet and unhappy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    sullenness

Examples

  • Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.

  • Tom asked Mary why she'd been so glum lately.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

  2. Despondent; moody; sullen.

More examples

In context

  • Why are you so glum?

  • […] and the prospect of three more days of teaching before the weekend break, Mr. MacPherson felt unusually glum.

  • I[…]frighten people by my glum face.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy, troubled, turbid”). More at gloomy.