downsome
Syllables: down·some/ˈdaʊnsəm/
downsome adjective: low-spirited; melancholy.
Adjective
downsome (comparative more downsome, superlative most downsome)
- Low-spirited; melancholy.
- Synonyms:
- downcast, downhearted, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless
Synonyms of downsome
- downcast
- downhearted
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blitheless
- dispirited
- blue
- bummed out
- chapfallen
- cheerless
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- chopfallen
- crestfallen
- cut up
- damp
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disgruntled
- disconsolate
- disheartened
- dismal
- doleful
- dolesome
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- dull
- elegiac
- elegious
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- grief-stricken
- grieving
- heavy-hearted
- heartsore
- heartsick
- inconsolable
- infelicitous
- jawfallen
Forms of downsome
| comparative | more downsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most downsome |
Origin of downsome
From down + -some.
Questions about downsome
- What does downsome mean?
- Downsome means low-spirited; melancholy.
- What part of speech is downsome?
- Downsome is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce downsome?
- Downsome is pronounced /ˈdaʊnsəm/.
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