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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMBRENESS

sombreness  [ˈsɒmbənɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMBRENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sombreness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOMBRENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sombreness in the English dictionary

The definition of sombreness in the dictionary is the quality of being dismal or melancholy. Other definition of sombreness is darkness or dullness in colour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMBRENESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
baroness
ˈbærənɪs
bitterness
ˈbɪtənɪs
cleverness
ˈklevənɪs
drunkenness
ˈdrʌŋkənɪs
eagerness
ˈiːɡənɪs
fairness
ˈfɛənɪs
limberness
ˈlɪmbənɪs
lioness
ˈlaɪənɪs
otherness
ˈʌðənɪs
self-awareness
ˈsɛlfəˈwɛənɪs
soberness
ˈsəʊbənɪs
somberness
ˈsɒmbənɪs
sourness
ˈsaʊənɪs
tenderness
ˈtɛndənɪs
thoroughness
ˈθʌrənɪs
togetherness
təˈɡɛðənɪs
unawareness
ˌʌnəˈwɛənɪs
unfairness
ʌnˈfɛənɪs
wilderness
ˈwɪldənɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMBRENESS

somatotonic
somatotrophic
somatotrophin
somatotropic
somatotropin
somatotropine
somatotype
somberness
sombre
sombrely
sombrerite
sombrero
sombrous
some
some day
somebodies
somebody
someday
somedeal
somegate

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMBRENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of sombreness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sombreness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMBRENESS

Find out the translation of sombreness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sombreness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sombreness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sombreness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sombreness
570 millions of speakers

English

sombreness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sombreness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sombreness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потускнение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sombreness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sombreness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obscurité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sombreness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Düsternis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くすみ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sombreness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sombreness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sombreness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sombreness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koyuluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscurità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sombreness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потускнение
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sombreness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sombreness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

somberheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sombreness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sombreness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sombreness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMBRENESS»

The term «sombreness» is used very little and occupies the 167.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMBRENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sombreness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sombreness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sombreness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMBRENESS»

Discover the use of sombreness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sombreness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Social Patterns in Australian Literature
Shakespeare, 5, 118, 119, 179, 180, 302 Shann, E. O. G., 62 Shapcott, Thomas: as co-editor of New Impulses in Australian Poetry, 11911; detached treatment of religion, 195-6; historical poem, 298; sombreness, 147; on younger poets, 1 3 3 ...
Tom Inglis Moore, 1971
2
Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy
I will describe how the approach is taken within Ecosophy T. 'Look at that high, dark, sombre tree.' Little is gained by placing the darkness or sombreness in the person's consciousness or brain, while the height is allowed to be the tree's own.
Arne Naess, David Rothenberg, 1990
3
My experiences of the war between France and Germany by ...
In the throng continually by the railway station one could not but be sensible of a certain sombreness in the dress of the women. Likely enough at first one did not come to draw any inference from this. There was the sombreness, just as when a  ...
‎1871
4
Daisy's Aunt
"Thunderstorms always are simultaneous with sombreness," he said, "and I sometimes wonder whether it is our sombreness that produces the storm or the storm that produces sombreness. Every one has been sombre to-day, except, perhaps, ...
E. F. Benson, 2011
5
Benson Complete- Across the Stream The Blotting Book ...
"Thunderstorms always are simultaneous with sombreness," hesaid, "and I sometimes wonder whether it isour sombreness that produces thestorm or the storm thatproduces sombreness. Everyone has been sombreto day, except, perhaps, ...
E. F. Benson, Edward Frederic Benson
6
The Fascinating Mrs. Halton
"Thunder-storms always are simultaneous with sombreness," he said, "and I sometimes wonder whether it is our sombreness that produces the storm or the storm that produces sombreness. Every one has been sombre to-day except, perhaps, ...
E. F. Benson, 2007
7
The Second E.F. Benson Megapack: 22 More Novels and Short ...
“Thunderstorms always are simultaneous with sombreness,” he said, “and I sometimes wonder whether it is our sombreness that produces the storm or the storm that produces sombreness . Every one has been sombre today, except, perhaps, ...
E.F. Benson, 2013
8
Mapping Multiple Literacies: An Introduction to Deleuzian ...
Sombreness is created by the assemblage. Sombreness creates a story. The virtual sensation of affect unpredictably created in the actual an affective feeling of sombreness through incorporeal transformation (when Anne says, it is sombre) .
Diana Masny, David R. Cole, 2012
9
The Lady's Book
Only conceive the sombreness of a population without a bonnet or a riband, and all, or nearly all, in black ! yet such is the population of Madrid. Every woman in Spain wears a mantilla, which varies, in quality and expense, with the station of ...
‎1831
10
Smirt: The Nightmare Has Triplets
... crimson coral reefs and the million- hued resplendent tropic seaweeds. Their sombreness among all this splendor thus lends to them just that sense of being conspicuous which, rather than mere brightness, the criminal needs to inspire him.
James Branch Cabell, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMBRENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sombreness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sacred mystery: the photographers obsessed with the crumbling …
All this monochrome has a certain sombreness that fits the myth, but traces of red, blue and yellow pigment found by archaeologists suggest it was originally ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Q&A is the symbol of High Kevinism and should be interred with …
... Kevin Rudd dominated Australian politics and fomented the “Kevinist” media culture that still plagues us, in all its superficial sombreness, spin and insincerity. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
The Sea of Trees review: a fantastically annoying and dishonest tear …
For all its apparent sombreness and thoughtfulness, The Sea Of Trees is an exasperatingly shallow film on an important and agonisingly painful subject ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Flame and smoke rises from the site where a military helicopter …
The sombreness and dignity with which the international community, particularly those of the countries whose diplomats have been affected, have reacted to ... «DAWN.com, May 15»
5
Rothko's culminating moment
... is one that evokes the same blend of sombreness and tragic grandeur that was to characterise the epic series of murals that Rothko had begun to work on at ... «Christie's, Apr 15»
6
ASQ's Remember Tomorrow
Shostakovich's String Quartet no 3 in F major, op 73 was, for all its occasional sombreness, a display of changing tempo and moods executed with commanding ... «InDaily, Mar 15»
7
Rising folk stars The Unthanks at Colston Hall
Rachel and Becky Unthank and their incredibly gifted group of musicians have an eclectic approach to the sombreness of their material, which sees an ... «Bristol Post, Feb 15»
8
Points North: Jamie Conway, CEO of Made Television
The press coverage in particular has been determined to ignore any good news stories and the faux-sombreness that is used to cover the bad news is at best ... «Prolific North, Aug 14»
9
'Old Bill' to lead parade for Great War centenary in Fenton
POIGNANCY is rarely one of the main themes at a carnival, but the Stoke South event is set to evoke equal measures of joy and sombreness. The First World ... «Stoke Sentinel, Aug 14»
10
Peter Hayter: Only Runs Can Save Alastair Cook's Captaincy
But, if you had approached him in the middle of all this brutal sombreness and offered him a million quid for a smile, I wager the money would never have left ... «The Cricket Paper, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sombreness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sombreness>. Apr 2024 ».
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