NOUN | state | somberness, gloom, sombreness | a state of partial or total darkness |
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feeling | somberness, gloom, gloominess, sombreness | a feeling of melancholy apprehension | |
attribute | somberness, graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, sombreness | a manner that is serious and solemn |
Meaning | A state of partial or total darkness. | |
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Synonyms | gloom, sombreness | |
Broader | semidarkness | partial darkness |
Spanish | oscuridad | |
Catalan | fosca, foscor, foscúria | |
Adjectives | somber | lacking brightness or color |
Meaning | A feeling of melancholy apprehension. | |
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Synonyms | gloom, gloominess, sombreness | |
Broader | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | fearful expectation or anticipation |
melancholy | A feeling of thoughtful sadness | |
Spanish | pesimismo | |
Catalan | pessimisme | |
Adjectives | somber | grave or even gloomy in character |
Meaning | A manner that is serious and solemn. | |
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Synonyms | graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, sombreness | |
Narrower | stodginess, stuffiness | dull and pompous gravity |
Broader | seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity | The trait of being serious |
Spanish | gravedad, sobriedad | |
Adjectives | somber | grave or even gloomy in character |
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