sombreness

World English Dictionary

sombre or somber (ˈsɒmbə)

—*adj*
1.	dismal; melancholy: a sombre mood
2.	dim, gloomy, or shadowy
3.	(of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark

[C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade]

somber or somber

—*adj*

[C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade]

'sombrely or somber

—*adv*

'somberly or somber

—*adv*

'sombreness or somber

—n

'somberness or somber

—n

sombrous or somber

—*adj*

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sombreness
noun
1.	a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom" [syn: gloom]
2.	a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: gloom]
3.	a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness]