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dyster — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
  • dreary adj Dull, gloomy, and depressing.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • glum adj Sad, sullen, or in low spirits.
  • gray adj Having a color between black and white, like the color of clouds or ash.
  • lugubrious adj Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • sombre adjective Dark, dim, or lacking in brightness.
  • stygian adj Infernal or hellish.

Senses

dyster is used for these senses in English:

  • bleak Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
  • dreary Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
  • gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • glum Despondent; moody; sullen.
  • gray Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
  • lugubrious Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • sombre Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.
  • stygian Dark and gloomy.

bleak — full definition

  1. adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
  2. adj Offering little hope; grim.

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