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sombreness

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Noun1.sombreness - a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"
gloom, somberness
semidarkness - partial darkness
2.sombreness - a feeling of melancholy apprehension
gloom, gloominess, somberness
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness
3.sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemn
graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness
serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
stodginess, stuffiness - dull and pompous gravity
Translations
sombreness somberness (US) [ˈsɒmbənɪs] N
1. (= soberness) → lo sombrío
2. (= pessimism) → pesimismo m
sombreness, (US) somberness
n
(= darkness) → Dunkelheit f; (= gloominess) → Düsterkeit f
(of mood) → Trübheit f; (of news) → trauriger Charakter; (of face) → Düsterkeit f; (of person) → finsteres or düsteres Wesen; (of music) → trauervoller or trister Klang


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His dark morning clothes and rather abstracted air created an atmosphere of sombreness about him of which she was suddenly conscious.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
He came on keeping step to the sound of the drums with great gravity and dignity; and, in short, his stature, his gait, the sombreness of his appearance and his following might well have struck with astonishment, as they did, all who beheld him without knowing who he was.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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