| English noun: sombreness | 
| 1. | sombreness (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, somberness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | semidarkness | 
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| 2. | sombreness (feeling) a feeling of melancholy apprehension | 
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 | Synonyms | gloom, gloominess, somberness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, melancholy | 
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| 3. | sombreness (attribute) a manner that is serious and solemn | 
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 | Synonyms | graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | stodginess, stuffiness | 
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