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- Dictionarydoldrums/ˈdɒldrəmz/
plural
- 1. a state or period of stagnation or depression: "the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years"
- 2. an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds: "Hurricane Verity had been born in the doldrums"
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The meaning of DOLDRUMS is a spell of listlessness or despondency. How to use doldrums in a sentence. Did you know?
THE DOLDRUMS definition: 1. unsuccessful or showing no activity or development: 2. a period of being sad or bored and with…. Learn more.
A region of the globe found over the oceans near the equator in the intertropical convergence zone and having weather characterized variously by calm air, light winds, or squalls and thunderstorms. Hurricanes originate in this region.
Doldrums aren’t drums that you can play like the tom-toms. Rather people use this noun to describe a period of time that is boring, depressing, or characterized by inactivity. The noun doldrums is derived from the word dull.
noun. dol· drum. ˈdōldrəm, ˈdäl- sometimes ˈdȯl- plural -s. 1. doldrums plural. a. : a spell of listlessness or despondency : blues. b. : a state of bafflement : quandary. 2. archaic : a sluggish or slow-witted person. 3. doldrums plural. a. : a region over the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light baffling winds. b.
noun. the doldrums. 1. a depressed or bored state of mind. 2. a state of inactivity or stagnation. 3. a. a belt of light winds or calms along the equator. b. the weather conditions experienced in this belt, formerly a hazard to sailing vessels. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
Definition of doldrums noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DOLDRUMS definition: 1. If a business or job is in the doldrums, it is not very successful and nothing new is happening…. Learn more.
1. a state of inactivity or stagnation. 2. a dull, depressed mood; low spirits. 3. the doldrums, a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds N of the equator between the N and S trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. b. the weather prevailing in this area.
Noun. Filter. noun. Low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling. Webster's New World. Sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness. American Heritage. Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes. Webster's New World.
