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sombreness

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There's also the claims you hear that many Asian markets rather like big, splashy colours, and that they didn't really love the iPhone's relative sombreness. I can't say how true that actually is, but it would stand to reason that in markets where the iPhone was never all that huge the customers would not be all that sold on the mystique of the One True Phone and its unmatchable design, and would quite like Apple to meet them halfway on appearance as well as price.

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Quick take

a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"

noun

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

noun

a manner that is serious and solemn

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sombreness.

noun

a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"

See also: gloom, somberness

Example sentences

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There's also the claims you hear that many Asian markets rather like big, splashy colours, and that they didn't really love the iPhone's relative sombreness. I can't say how true that actually is, but it would stand to reason that in markets where the iPhone was never all that huge the customers would not be all that sold on the mystique of the One True Phone and its unmatchable design, and would quite like Apple to meet them halfway on appearance as well as price.

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How do you use sombreness in a sentence?

There's also the claims you hear that many Asian markets rather like big, splashy colours, and that they didn't really love the iPhone's relative sombreness. I can't say how true that actually is, but it would stand to reason that in markets where the iPhone was never all that huge the customers would not be all that sold on the mystique of the One True Phone and its unmatchable design, and would quite like Apple to meet them halfway on appearance as well as price.

What does sombreness mean?

a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"

What part of speech is sombreness?

sombreness is commonly used as noun.