Somberness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Somber character, appearance, or state; darkness; gloominess.
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  • noun. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being somber.
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  • noun. a manner that is serious and solemn
  • noun. a feeling of melancholy apprehension
  • noun. a state of partial or total darkness
    • Word Usage
    "The black hollow of its disused portal looked out from shadows which acquired some of their somberness from the tragic memories connected with its empty void."
    Equivalent
    sombreness  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    apprehension  apprehensiveness  dread  melancholy  semidarkness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dragg  evince  field-mouse  gimcrack  haile  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gloominess  
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