'doldrums' definitions:
Definition of 'doldrums'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums]
noun
A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
Definition of 'doldrums'
From: GCIDE
- doldrums \dol"drums\ (d[o^]l"dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. [1913 Webster]
- To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'doldrums'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anticyclone,
- antitrades,
- apathy,
- blahs,
- blue devils,
- blues,
- boredom,
- calm,
- cold storage,
- dead calm,
- deathlike calm,
- dejection,
- depression,
- disinterest,
- dismals,
- dolefuls,
- dormancy,
- dumps,
- ennui,
- flat calm,
- gloom,
- horse latitudes,
- inactivity,
- indifference,
- intermission,
- interruption,
- latency,
- listlessness,
- lull,
- megrims,
- mopes,
- mulligrubs,
- mumps,
- oily calm,
- polar easterlies,
- prevailing westerlies,
- quiescence,
- quiescency,
- retardation,
- roaring forties,
- slump,
- stagnation,
- sulks,
- suspension,
- trade wind,
- trades,
- wind-equator,
- windlessness,
- yawn