{To be in the doldrums}, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
doldrums — dol‧drums [ˈdɒldrəmz ǁ ˈdoʊl , ˈdɑːl , ˈdɒːl ] noun [plural] informal if an industry or market is in the doldrums, there is very little increase in prices or very little trade taking place: • The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three … Financial and business terms
doldrums — If a person is in the doldrums, they are depressed. If a project or something similar is in the doldrums, it isn t making any progress … The small dictionary of idiomes
doldrums — ● doldrums nom masculin pluriel (anglais doldrums, calme équatorial) Zone des basses pressions équatoriales, région de calme atmosphérique séparant les alizés des deux hémisphères … Encyclopédie Universelle
doldrums — ► PLURAL NOUN (the doldrums) 1) a state of stagnation or depression. 2) a region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. ORIGIN perhaps from DULL(Cf. ↑dulness) … English terms dictionary
Doldrums — (engl., spr. dólldröms), s. Kalmen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
doldrums — 1811, from dulled, pp. of dullen, from O.E. dol foolish, dull, ending perhaps patterned on tantrum … Etymology dictionary
doldrums — boredom, ennui, *tedium Analogous words: dejection, depression, gloom, blues, dumps (see SADNESS) Antonyms: spirits, high spirits … New Dictionary of Synonyms
doldrums — [n] depression apathy, black mood*, blahs*, blue funk*, blues*, boredom, bummer*, dejection, disinterest, dismals, downer, dullness, dumps*, ennui, funk*, gloom, inactivity, indifference, inertia, lassitude, letdown, listlessness, malaise, mopes* … New thesaurus
doldrums — [dōl′drəmz, däl′drəmz] pl.n. [< ? ME dul (see DULL), after TANTRUM] 1. a) low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling b) sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation 2. a) equatorial ocean regions note … English World dictionary
doldrums — dol|drums [ˈdɔldrəmz US ˈdoul , ˈda:l , ˈdo:l ] n [plural] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from dold stupid (1400 1500)] a) if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing in the doldrums ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
