somberness

somberness
som·ber·ness
n AM see sombreness
som·bre·ness
[ˈsɒmbənəs]
AM som·ber·ness
[AM ˈsɑ:mbɚ-]
n no pl
1. (sadness, mournfulness) Düsterkeit f, Betrübtheit f, Trübseligkeit f
2. (of colour) Düsterkeit f
* * *
(US) ['sɒmbənɪs]
n
1) (= darkness) Dunkelheit f; (= gloominess) Düsterkeit f
2) (of mood) Trübheit f; (of news) trauriger Charakter; (of face) Düsterkeit f; (of person) finsteres or düsteres Wesen; (of music) trauervoller or trister Klang
* * *
somberness, besonders Br sombreness s
1. Düsterkeit f, Trübheit f (auch fig)
2. fig Trübsinnigkeit f
* * *
n.
Düsterkeit f.

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