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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| subdued | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| restrained | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| muted | /x | Adjective |
| darkly | /x | Adverb |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| mellow | /x | Adjective |
| shaded | /x | Adjective |
| dusky | /x | Noun |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| monochromatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| mousy | /x | Noun |
| still | / | Adverb |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| sepia | /xx | Noun |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| inky | /x | Adjective |
| lowery | /xx | Name |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| charcoal | /x | Noun |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| black | / | Name |
| moody | /x | Name |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| sable | /x | Noun |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| sooty | /x | Noun |
| brunette | x/ | Noun |
| milky | /x | Name |
| sober | /x | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| swart | / | Name |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective |
| inhibited | x/xx | Verb |
| painterly | /xx | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective |
| monochrome | /xx | Noun |
| pewter | /x | Noun |
| iron gray | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| chiaroscuro | xxx/x | Noun |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| chromatic | x/x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| swarthy | /x | Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective |
| ebony | /xx | Noun |
| cold | / | Noun |
| slate gray | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| grave | / | Noun |
| gray | / | Noun |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| retired | x/ | Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective |
| mocha | /x | Noun |
| beige | / | Noun |
| dreamy | /x | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| moss green | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| reserved | x/ | Verb |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| smoky | /x | Name |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| white | / | Name |
| forest green | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| washed out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| sedate | x/ | Adjective |
| slate blue | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| atmospheric | xx/x | Adjective |
| unassuming | xx/x | Adjective |
| coal black | // | Name, Adjective, Name |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| faint | / | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| brown | / | Name |
| languorous | /xx | Adjective |
| bluish | /x | Adjective |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| inconspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| moderate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unobtrusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
