doldrums

Doldrums is defined as a gloomy feeling, low spirits or a time of inactivity.

(noun)

An example of doldrums is being stuck in the house during a week long snow storm.

See doldrums in Webster's New World College Dictionary

plural noun

1. low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling
2. sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation
1. equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
2. such calms and breezes, located between the belts of the NE and SE trade winds

Origin: < ? ME dul (see dull), after tantrum

See doldrums in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A period of stagnation or slump.
b. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
a. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
b. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete doldrum, dullard

Origin: , alteration (influenced by tantrum)

Origin: of Middle English dold

Origin: , past participle of dullen, to dull

Origin: , from dul, dull; see dull

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