Som·ber·ness, Som·bre·ness , n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
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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]