somberness

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noun

The state or quality of being somber.

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sombrietygloomsombrenessgloominessgravenessgravitysobrietysoberness
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Meanings

nounsomberness (usually uncountable, plural sombernesses)

plural sombernesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being somber.

    Synonyms: sombriety

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being somber.

Similar
sombriety

More synonyms by meaning

nouna state of partial or total darkness

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gloomsombreness
Broader
semidarkness

nouna feeling of melancholy apprehension

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gloomgloominesssombreness
Broader
melancholyapprehensionapprehensivenessdread

nouna manner that is serious and solemn

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gravenessgravitysobrietysobernesssombreness
Broader
seriousnessearnestnessserious-mindedness
Also see
gloomgloominessgravenessgravitysobernesssobrietysombriety

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From somber + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

somberness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somberness

MLA

“somberness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somberness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somberness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somberness.

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