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SOMBERNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A manner that is serious and solemn
Synonyms:
graveness; gravity; soberness; sobriety; somberness; sombreness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("somberness" is a kind of...):
earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity (the trait of being serious)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somberness"):
stodginess; stuffiness (dull and pompous gravity)
Derivation:
somber (grave or even gloomy in character)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of melancholy apprehension
Synonyms:
gloom; gloominess; somberness; sombreness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("somberness" is a kind of...):
apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)
melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)
Derivation:
somber (grave or even gloomy in character)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A state of partial or total darkness
Example:
he struck a match to dispel the gloom
Synonyms:
gloom; somberness; sombreness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("somberness" is a kind of...):
semidarkness (partial darkness)
Derivation:
somber (lacking brightness or color; dull)
