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Collected vs Somber - What's the difference?

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Collected is a related term of somber.


As adjectives the difference between collected and somber

is that collected is , emotionally , in focus while somber is dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.

As verbs the difference between collected and somber

is that collected is (collect) while somber is .

collected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • , emotionally , in focus.
    • He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * calm, cool, composed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (collect)
  • *
    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.

    somber

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Commonwealth English) sombre

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2002 , author=Dirk Wittenborn , title=Fierce People , passage=My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus .}}
  • Dark, lacking color or brightness.

    • Synonyms

    * melancholy, unhappy, sad

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • References

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