apprehensiveness vs gloominess
gloominess vs apprehensivenessapprehensiveness and gloominess both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apprehensiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
| gloominess | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
gloominess is a hyponym of
apprehensiveness; that is, gloominess is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
apprehensiveness:
- apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
- gloominess: a feeling of melancholy apprehension
Other hyponyms of apprehensiveness include
trepidation, boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment, suspense, gloom, somberness, sombreness, chill, pall.
| apprehensiveness (noun) | gloominess (noun) |
|---|---|
| fearful expectation or anticipation | the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness |
| The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance. | |
| a feeling of melancholy apprehension | |
| an atmosphere of depression and melancholy |
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