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dirgelike

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈdərj\
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈdərj\

Definitions of dirgelike word

  • noun dirgelike (music) Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing. 1
  • adjective dirgelike slow and gloomy, like a dirge 0

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Parts of speech for Dirgelike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dirgelike popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dirgelike

adjective dirgelike

  • depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
  • gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
  • lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
  • solemn — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
  • somber — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.

Antonyms for dirgelike

adjective dirgelike

  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.

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