ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Grimness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Grimness is a noun meaning The characteristic or quality of being grim.

Meaning

The characteristic or quality of being grim.

Example Sentences

This one was almost featureless, as if still in the making, with an aspect of monotonous grimness.
This is a good example of Huxley's method of setting off against each other the frivolities of the artificial world and the grimnesses of the real one […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for grimness

Depending on context, synonyms include asperity, rigour, severity, hardship, rigorousness, gruesomeness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ghastliness, asperity, gruesomeness, severity, hardship, luridness.

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