Downcast Definition & Meaning
downcast
- adjective
- directed downward; "a downcast glance"
- filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
- noun
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
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- What does downcast mean?
- directed downward; "a downcast glance" filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
- What part of speech is downcast?
- Downcast is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does downcast have?
- Downcast has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).