- gloomy countenance
- sad face
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gloomy countenance
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gloomy — adjective (gloomier; est) Date: 1588 1. a. partially or totally dark; especially dismally and depressingly dark < gloomy weather > b. having a frowning or scowling appearance ; forbidding < a gloomy countenance > … New Collegiate Dictionary
countenance — 1 noun formal 1 (C) your face or your expression: the gloomy countenance of a disappointed child 2 (U) support or approval 2 verb (T) to accept, support, or approve of something: countenance doing sth: Her father won t countenance her getting… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gloomy — Gloom y, a. [Compar. {Gloomier}; superl. {Gloomiest}.] 1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. Though hid in gloomiest shade. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gloomy — adjective /ˈɡlumi/ a) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded. The cavern was gloomy. b) Affected with, or expressing … Wiktionary
gloomy expression — sad look, dejected countenance, unhappy face, downcast appearance … English contemporary dictionary
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frown — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. scowl, lower, glower; look askance. n. scowl. See irascibility, disapprobation, dejection. Ant., smile. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scowl, grimace, glower, glare, pout, wry face, gloomy countenance,… … English dictionary for students
Gloomier — Gloomy Gloom y, a. [Compar. {Gloomier}; superl. {Gloomiest}.] 1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. Though hid in gloomiest shade. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gloomiest — Gloomy Gloom y, a. [Compar. {Gloomier}; superl. {Gloomiest}.] 1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. Though hid in gloomiest shade. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
