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Sombreness

The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.

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Apprehension 76% connected

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

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Apprehensiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being apprehensive.

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Dread 76% connected

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

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Earnestness 76% connected

The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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Melancholy 76% connected

Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Sincerity 76% connected

The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Stuffiness 76% connected

The quality of being stuffy.

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Melancholy 74% connected

Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Melancholy 74% connected

Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Sombre 74% connected

Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.

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Sombre 74% connected

Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.

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Synonym 7

Gloom 92% connected

Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

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Gloominess 92% connected

State of being gloomy.

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Graveness 92% connected

The quality of being grave.

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Gravity 92% connected

The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

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Soberness 92% connected

The quality or state of being sober.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sobriety 92% connected

Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Somberness 92% connected

Alt. of Sombreness

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