Gloominess \Gloom"i*ness\, n. State of being gloomy. --Addison.
gloominess n 1: an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" [syn: {gloom}, {glumness}] 2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloom}, {somberness}] 3: excessive sadness and mournfulness [syn: {lugubriousness}]