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grim

UK
/ɡrɪm/
US
/ɡrɪm/
grimadjective
grimmer
Comp.
grimmest
Super.
Translations
The report painted a grim picture of the economic future.
Le rapport dressait un tableau sombre de l'avenir économique.
The old mansion had a grim facade that deterred visitors.
L'ancienne demeure avait une façade lugubre qui dissuadait les visiteurs.
The coach's grim determination pushed the team to their limits.
La détermination sévère de l'entraîneur a poussé l'équipe à ses limites.
Additional translations
faroucheSe dit surtout d'une détermination ou d'une résolution.
Definitions
Forbidding or uninviting in appearance.
The old mansion had a grim facade that deterred visitors.
Depressing or worrying to consider.
The report painted a grim picture of the economic future.
Unrelentingly harsh or severe.
The coach's grim determination pushed the team to their limits.
Synonyms
stern
forbidding
harsh
serious
bleak
dismal
gloomy
savage
cruel
uninviting
Antonyms
cheerful
bright
happy
joyful
grimnoun
grims
pl
UK
/ɡrɪm/
US
/ɡrɪm/
Countable, chiefly archaic/folklore; refers to a supernatural being such as a churchyard guardian spirit or goblin.
Translations
Additional translations
gobelinDans le folklore anglais.
Definitions
A supernatural being or goblin, especially a black dog said to haunt or guard churchyards in English folklore.
Local legend warned that a grim prowled the cemetery after midnight.
grimproper noun
Definitions
A surname (and occasionally a given name) derived from the Old Norse personal name Grímr.
The discovery was made by Dr. Jonathan Grim in 1982.
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