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Answer for the clue "An atmosphere of depression and melancholy ", 8 letters:
glumness

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The emotion of being glum.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" [syn: gloom , gloominess ] a gloomy ill-tempered feeling [syn: moroseness , sullenness ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glumness \Glum"ness\, n. Moodiness; sullenness.

Usage examples of glumness.

I have a strong recollection of the discomfort of that occasion, for Johnson relapsed into glumness and presently we rose to leave.

Langley wondered with a certain glumness whether any other outcome would have been possible in the long run.