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    SOMBRENESS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A manner that is serious and solemnplay

    Synonyms:

    graveness; gravity; soberness; sobriety; somberness; sombreness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("sombreness" is a kind of...):

    earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity (the trait of being serious)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sombreness"):

    stodginess; stuffiness (dull and pompous gravity)

    Derivation:

    sombre (grave or even gloomy in character)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A feeling of melancholy apprehensionplay

    Synonyms:

    gloom; gloominess; somberness; sombreness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

    Hypernyms ("sombreness" is a kind of...):

    apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)

    melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)

    Derivation:

    sombre (grave or even gloomy in character)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A state of partial or total darknessplay

    Example:

    he struck a match to dispel the gloom

    Synonyms:

    gloom; somberness; sombreness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("sombreness" is a kind of...):

    semidarkness (partial darkness)

    Derivation:

    sombre (lacking brightness or color; dull)

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