Somberness \Som"ber*ness\, Sombreness \Som"bre*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
somberness
n 1: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to
dispell the gloom" [syn: gloom, sombreness]
2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: gloom, gloominess]
3: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness, gravity,
sobriety, soberness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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