Associations to the word «Dismal»
Noun
- Dark
- Fog
- Procession
- Deep
- Rain
- Shade
- Groan
- Howl
- Howling
- Wail
- Gloom
- Shriek
- Moan
- Swamp
- Solitude
- Tiding
- Yew
- Prospect
- Desolation
- Canyon
- Habitation
- Maroon
- Apprehension
- Failure
- Prognosis
- Stowe
- Dungeon
- Abode
- Calamity
- Countenance
- Carlyle
- Gray
- Spectacle
- Chesapeake
- Relegation
- Hiss
- Cavern
- Omen
- Outlook
- Bustle
- Gleam
- Reverie
- Loneliness
- Plight
- Downs
- Sigh
- Alligator
- Weeds
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DISMAL, adjective. Disappointingly inadequate.
DISMAL, adjective. Gloomy and bleak.
DISMAL, adjective. Depressing.
DISMAL SCIENCE, noun. (idiomatic) (sometimes derogatory) (sometimes humorous) Economics or the field of political economy.
Dictionary definition
DISMAL, adjective. Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.