Glum vs. Sad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glum and Sad
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Glum
Moody and melancholy; dejected.
Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Glum
Gloomy; dismal.
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Glum
The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it
"He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).
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Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
Glum
Glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the
"Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Glum
Despondent; moody; sullen
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Glum
(obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Glum
(obsolete) sullenness
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Glum
Sullenness.
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Glum
Moody; silent; sullen.
I frighten people by my glun face.
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Glum
To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Glum
Reflecting gloom;
Gloomy faces
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Glum
Showing a brooding ill humor;
A dark scowl
The proverbially dour New England Puritan
A glum, hopeless shrug
He sat in moody silence
A morose and unsociable manner
A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
A sour temper
A sullen crowd
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Sad
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
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