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adjective

Severe or strict in manner or attitude.

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He was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

adjective

Very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods

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An austere childhood during the war

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Plain and without decoration or unnecessary details

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The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an austere place.

adjective

Gloomy; depressing.

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The corridors were ill-lit and cheerless

adjective

Not bright or pleasant and making you feel sad

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A cold and cheerless winter afternoon, a bare, cheerless apartment

adjective

With little or no light.

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It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

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Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

With little or no light

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It was too dark to see much., get dark what time does it get dark in the summer?, our bedroom was v…

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

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She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

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That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

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He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

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A dingy room

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(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

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The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

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Dark and often also dirty

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A dingy room/corridor, her hair was a dingy brown colour.

adjective

Causing a mood of gloom or depression.

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The dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening

adjective

Dark and sad, without hope, or very bad

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The trip was a dismal failure.

adjective

Very bad

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In january, after a dismal holiday sales season, the retailer filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy prote…

adjective

Expressing sorrow; mournful.

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A doleful look

adjective

Very sad

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A doleful expression/look

adjective

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

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A hard, dour, humourless fanatic

adjective

(of a person’s appearance or manner) very serious and sad, and likely to judge people severely

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A dour look

adjective

(usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious

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The normally dour mr james was photographed smiling and joking with friends.

adjective

Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

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The landscape was drab and grey

noun

Fabric of a dull light brown colour.

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A young man dressed in drabs

noun

A slovenly woman.

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

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Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

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Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

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Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

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An earnest student

noun

A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come.

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The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness

adjective

Sincere and serious

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She made an earnest attempt to convert me to her point of view., work on the building began, in ear…

adjective

Having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral.

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Erika was moving at a funereal pace

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Suitable for a funeral

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Funereal music, dressed in funereal black

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

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A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Unhappy and without hope

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A gloomy person/expression, the cemetery is a gloomy place.

adjective

Not expecting or believing anything good in a situation

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A gloomy economic forecast, uk the vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

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The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

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A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

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His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

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The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

Extremely bad, worrying, or without hope

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Look grim the future looks grim.

adjective

Lacking humour; not able to appreciate or express humour.

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They are such a humourless bunch

adjective

Having no humour

adjective

Not giving or feeling any pleasure or satisfaction; grim or dismal.

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She had to face the thought of a joyless future

adjective

Being without happiness or pleasure

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A joyless marriage

adjective

Unhappy

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Jane is trapped in a joyless marriage.

adjective

Looking or sounding sad and dismal.

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His face looked even more lugubrious than usual

adjective

Sad and serious

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A lugubrious face

noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

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An air of melancholy surrounded him

adjective

Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

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She felt a little melancholy

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness

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A melancholy song, larry is in a very melancholy mood.

adjective

Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.

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Her large, mournful eyes

adjective

Very sad

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A mournful expression, mournful music

adjective

Not showing what you are thinking or feeling in your face

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She sat poker-faced all the way through the film.

adjective

Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.

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His restrained, gentlemanly voice

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

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The need to restrain public expenditure

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

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I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

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Marriage is a serious matter

adjective

Not joking; not intended to amuse

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You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Situated in or full of shade.

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Shady woods

adjective

Having or giving shade

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It’s nice and shady in front of the house., they’d been involved in shady real estate deals., he ha…

adjective

Likely to be illegal or dishonest

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The company got involved in some rather shady business deals., we always felt he was a very shady c…

adjective

Not affected by alcohol; not drunk.

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Drunk or sober, he was driven by a manic energy and impatience that made him a difficult friend and…

verb

Make or become sober after drinking alcohol.

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That coffee sobered him up

adjective

Having had no alcohol; not drunk

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The sober expression had not left martin’s face.

adjective

Formal and dignified.

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A solemn procession

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

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A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

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He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

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Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

adjective

Not showing any emotion

adjective

(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.

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I felt strangely subdued as i drove home

verb

Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).

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She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

adjective

(of color or light) not very bright, or (of sound) not very loud

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A subdued voice, a subdued chalk-stripe suit, most of the fans were subdued, quietly waiting for th…

adjective

(of a person or their manner or expression) serious or unfriendly; not smiling.

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His face was hard and unsmiling