Somberness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Somberness \Som"ber*ness\, Sombreness \Som"bre*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  somberness
       n 1: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to
            dispell the gloom" [syn: {gloom}, {sombreness}]
       2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloom}, {gloominess}]
       3: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {gravity},
           {sobriety}, {soberness}]