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somberness vs serious-mindedness

serious-mindedness vs somberness

somberness and serious-mindedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somberness Yes No No No
serious-mindedness Yes No No No
As nouns, serious-mindedness is a hypernym of somberness; that is, serious-mindedness is a word with a broader meaning than somberness:
  • somberness: a manner that is serious and solemn
  • serious-mindedness: the trait of being serious
Other hypernyms of somberness include earnestness, seriousness, sincerity.
somberness (noun) serious-mindedness (noun)
a manner that is serious and solemn the trait of being serious
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
a state of partial or total darkness
Difference between somberness and serious-mindedness

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