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sombreness vs apprehensiveness

apprehensiveness vs sombreness

sombreness and apprehensiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sombreness Yes No No No
apprehensiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, apprehensiveness is a hypernym of sombreness; that is, apprehensiveness is a word with a broader meaning than sombreness:
  • sombreness: a feeling of melancholy apprehension
  • apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
Other hypernyms of sombreness include apprehension, dread, melancholy.
sombreness (noun) apprehensiveness (noun)
a manner that is serious and solemn fearful expectation or anticipation
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
a state of partial or total darkness
Difference between sombreness and apprehensiveness

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