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Definition of gloominess : State of being gloomy.

Synonyms:

sobriety, graveness, sorrowfulness, sombreness, sorrow, gloom, gravity, soberness, lugubriousness

contemplativeness, wistfulness, grimness, plaintiveness, moodiness, mournfulness, woefulness, sadness, pensiveness, sullenness, blues, dolorousness, dreariness

disgruntlement, uncomfortableness, boredom, dissatisfaction, disquiet, non-satisfaction, discontent, despondence, joylessness, angst, inquietude, ennui, frustration, anxiety, wretchedness, uneasiness, irritation, unhappiness, exasperation, discomposure, discomfort, sourness, displeasure

inkiness, dimness, obscurity, shadow, darkness, duskiness, cloudiness, blackness

drabness, dapple-grayness, grayness, dullness, leadenness, iron-grayness, smokiness, mousiness, dinginess, dull, pearliness, somberness, ashiness, gray, silveriness

fretfulness, irascibility, contrariness, obstinacy, petulance, long-facedness, dourness, hostility, surliness, crabbiness, grouchiness, malevolence, sulkiness, cynicism, meanness, unfriendliness, crossness, cantankerousness, grumpiness

desperation, abandonment, discouragement, hopelessness, heartlessness, glumness, cheerlessness, forlornness, melancholy, bleakness, anguish, despondency, moroseness, despair, pessimism, dispiritedness, misery, spiritlessness, dejection, depression, disheartenment, downheartedness

Usage examples:

• The personal obscurity of Mr. Boyse might perhaps not be altogether owing to his habits of gloominess and retirement. - "The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753),Vol. V.", Theophilus Cibber.
• In the dining- room she found her aunt, with Jewish gloominess, predicting the worst. - "Comrade Yetta", Albert Edwards.
• For she saw that gloominess had overcome him and she feared to disturb his mood, though she would gladly have made him smile if she had been able. - "Khaled, A Tale of Arabia", F. Marion Crawford.