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sombreness

  • a word derived from sombre.
    sombre
    adjective
    dismal; melancholy

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There was a strong feeling of community, but also a shared sombreness.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

He feels the group "have moments of real sombreness" mixed with the heavy metal.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

I liked the sombreness of this quest, and its disturbing, half-primitive simplicity; Joshua really has nothing else to live for, or to do.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2015

I like its mix of sombreness and celebration too, and second coming or not, the Passion is a hell of a drama.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2013

There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.

From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull