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somberness

somberness noun: the state or quality of being somber.

Noun

somberness (usually uncountable, plural sombernesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being somber.
    Synonyms:
    sombriety

Synonyms of somberness

Forms of somberness

pluralsombernesses

Origin of somberness

From somber + -ness.

Questions about somberness

What does somberness mean?
Somberness means the state or quality of being somber.
What part of speech is somberness?
Somberness is a noun.
What is the plural of somberness?
The plural of somberness is sombernesses.

Words near somberness in the dictionary

  1. somberer
  2. somberest
  3. sombering
  4. somberish
  5. somberly
  6. somberness
  7. sombernesses
  8. sombers
  9. sombersome
  10. sombitch
  11. sombitches

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