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- [doom]
- /dum/
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- [doom]
- /dum/
Definitions of doomy word
- noun doomy fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom. 1
- noun doomy ruin; death: to fall to one's doom. 1
- noun doomy a judgment, decision, or sentence, especially an unfavorable one: The judge pronounced the defendant's doom. 1
- noun doomy the Last Judgment, at the end of the world. 1
- noun doomy Obsolete. a statute, enactment, or legal judgment. 1
- verb with object doomy to destine, especially to an adverse fate. 1
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Origin of doomy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English dome, dōm, Old English dōm judgment, law; cognate with Old Norse dōmr, Gothic dōms; compare Sanskrit dhā́man, Greek thémis law; see do1, deem
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Parts of speech for Doomy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doomy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
doomy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doomy
adjective doomy
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- glum — sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.