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Sedate vs Somber - What's the difference?

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Sedate is a related term of somber.


As adjectives the difference between sedate and somber

is that sedate is in a composed and temperate state while somber is dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.

As verbs the difference between sedate and somber

is that sedate is to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep while somber is .

sedate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • in a composed and temperate state.

    • Verb

    (sedat)
  • to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

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    somber

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Commonwealth English) sombre

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
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    • , 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)

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