Sombre vs Harsh - What's the difference?
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Dark; gloomy.
Dull or dark in colour.
Melancholy; dismal.
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Grave.
(obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.
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(slang) To negatively criticize.
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(slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
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Sombre is a related term of harsh.
As verbs the difference between sombre and harsh
is that sombre is while harsh is (slang) to negatively criticize.As an adjective harsh is
unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.sombre
English
Alternative forms
* (US ) somberAdjective
(er)- The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short.
- a sombre situation
Synonyms
* melancholy * dreary * dire * dismalNoun
(-)Anagrams
* ----harsh
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Adjective
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Antonyms
* genteelVerb
(es)- Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
- Dude, you're harshing my buzz.