Doldrums Definition

dōldrəmz, dôl-, dŏl-
noun
Low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling.
Webster's New World
Sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation.
Webster's New World
A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
American Heritage
Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes.
Webster's New World
Such calms and breezes, located between the belts of the NE and SE trade winds.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Doldrums

  • From obsolete doldrum dullard alteration (influenced by tantrum) of Middle English dold past participle of dullen to dull from dul dull dull

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • No definitive etymology, possibly: 1795–1805; obsolete dold stupid (see dolt) + -rum (s) (plural) noun suffix (see tantrum); or from Goidelic doltrum (“grief, vexation”).

    From Wiktionary

Doldrums Sentence Examples

  • They'd made it through the blahs of winter and the doldrums of spring, managing to satisfy most, if not all, of the bill collectors.

  • Coming out to everyone Makes the winter doldrums fun.

  • It's a welcome escape, albeit a temporary one, from the winter doldrums.

  • A fresh perspective and additional brainpower often provides just what the company needs to get it out of the doldrums.

  • That means the average person spends 16 days a year or eight hours a week in the domestic doldrums.

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