gloomy, a. [dark], [dismal], [obscure], [dim], shaded, [lowering], overcast, lurid; [melancholy], dejected, [sad], [despondent], [pessimistic], disheartened, [morose], [crestfallen], [glum], saturnine; disheartening, depressing, [discouraging].
glorious, a. [magnificent], [grand], resplendent, [splendid], admirable, [noble], [excellent]; (Colloq.) hilarious, ecstatic, [elated].
glory, n. [fame], [renown], [honor], eminence, [celebrity]; [pomp], [magnificence], [splendor]; [pride], exultation, [arrogance]; [halo], [nimbus], aureole. Antonyms: [ignominy], [dishonor], [obscurity], ingloriousness, [shame], [reproach].
glory, v. exult, [boast], [vaunt].
Glory be to the Father. Gloria Patri.
gloss, n. [luster], [polish], [sheen], glaze, [enamel]; [show], [pretense]; commentary, [note], annotation, [comment], postil.
gloss, v. annotate, [comment], [illustrate]; glaze, [polish]; [palliate], extenuate, gloss [over].
glossy, a. [shining], [sleek], sheeny, [lustrous], [polished], glazed, glacé; [specious], [plausible].
glove-maker, n. glover.
glowing, a. [ardent], [passionate], [warm], flushed; [luminous], incandescent.