English noun: somberness |
1. | somberness (state) a state of partial or total darkness |
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| Samples | He struck a match to dispel the gloom.
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| Synonyms | gloom, sombreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | semidarkness |
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2. | somberness (feeling) a feeling of melancholy apprehension |
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| Synonyms | gloom, gloominess, sombreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, melancholy |
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3. | somberness (attribute) a manner that is serious and solemn |
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| Synonyms | graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, sombreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | stodginess, stuffiness |
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