sombre
adjective
dismal; melancholy
sombreness
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a word derived from
sombre.
Example Sentences
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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
A sombreness might have descended on City's players when they saw that Manchester United had again done the business at Sunderland with a 1-0 win.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2013
And, despite his quietness, his earnestness, his calm and sombreness, she knew her son too well not to feel, suddenly, that he knew.
From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
