Gloom and Light

Gloom

Gloom noun - A time or place of little or no light.
Usage example: the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story

Light is an antonym for gloom in topics: darkness, melancholy.

Light

Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Usage example: he read poetry to her by the light of the moon

Gloom is an antonym for light.

How words are described

constant constant gloom constant light

Both words in one sentence

  • Plummet Perspective The light of the torch disappears into the gloom... but we never hear it hit the ground.
  • Eldritch Location The buildings are made of a black, greasy stone that drinks light, casting the city in an eternal gloom.
  • Darkest Hour John Adams might have been able to "see the rays of ravishing light and glory... through the gloom," but he also knew what they faced.
    Source: Darkest Hour
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