Somberness

Synonyms for "somberness" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(7 words)

gloom gravity sobriety cheerlessness desolateness dinginess dreariness

darkness dimness

Strong matches (12)

dullness dusk earnestness formality gloaming gray grey

Noun(5 words)

gloominess glumness graveness gravitas grimness

Related words (21)

long facelour lower lowering murk seriousnessstraight faceswarthiness thoughtfulness twilight

Noun(11 words)

lour lugubriousness melancholymore sepultralmoroseness palls reservedness sadness soberness solemnity sombreness

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More general

16 entries

apprehension apprehensiveness atmosphere attitude demeanor dread earnestnessemotional statemelancholy mood semidarkness serious-mindedness seriousness sincerity style tone

More specific

8 entries

funereal moodgloomgrave demeanorgrave tonemelancholyrestrained conductsadness solemnity

Collocations

5 entries

academic sombernesscultural sombernessdegree of sombernessemotional sombernesslevel of somberness

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

somber somberly

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