somberness

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Sombreness

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gravity sobriety gloom gloominess sombreness graveness soberness gray depression blues shadow darkness severity dignity grief

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Antonyms

grace help concern hope confidence consideration

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Hypernyms

melancholy sincerity apprehension dread earnestness seriousness

Anagrams

sombreness

Examples

he struck a match to dispel the gloom Source: Internet

Gathering a small group of devout scholars who sought to attain spiritual perfection, whom he often berated and mocked, he always stressed the importance of both somberness and totality, stating it was better to be fully wicked than only somewhat good. Source: Internet

This somberness of attitude in Ficino's text would be further developed later by Charles de Bouelles ' Liber de Sapiente of 1509 which presented a mix of both scholastic and Neoplatonic ideas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

somber tit somberish somberly sombersome sombitch sombody