SOMBRENESS

graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness

(noun) a manner that is serious and solemn

gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness

(noun) a feeling of melancholy apprehension

gloom, somberness, sombreness

(noun) a state of partial or total darkness; “he struck a match to dispel the gloom”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sombreness (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of somberness

Anagrams

• somberness

Source: Wiktionary


Som"ber*ness, Som"bre*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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