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Sombre vs Merciless - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between sombre and merciless

is that sombre is dark; gloomy while merciless is showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

As a noun sombre

is gloom; obscurity; duskiness.

As a verb sombre

is to make sombre or dark; to make shady.

sombre

English

Alternative forms

* (US ) somber

Adjective

(er)
  • Dark; gloomy.
  • Dull or dark in colour.
  • Melancholy; dismal.
  • * Beaconsfield
    • The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short.
  • Grave.
    • a sombre situation

    Synonyms

    * melancholy * dreary * dire * dismal

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness

    • Verb

  • To make sombre or dark; to make shady.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    merciless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

    • Synonyms

    * unmerciful

    Derived terms

    * mercilessness

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