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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sombre | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cheerless | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| colorless | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sober | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drab | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| grimmer | /x | Noun |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| glum | / | Noun |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| upbeat | /x | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| introspective | xx/x | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| joyous | /x | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| subdued | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| contemplative | x/xx | Adjective |
| serene | x/ | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| funereal | x/xx | Adjective |
| cheery | /x | Adjective |
| morbid | /x | Adjective |
| darker | /x | Noun |
| foreboding | x/x | Noun |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| solemnity | x/xx | Noun |
| joyful | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| bittersweet | /xx | Noun |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| hushed | / | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Noun |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| jubilant | /xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| stark | / | Name |
| mellow | /x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| raucous | /x | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| dreamlike | /x | Adjective |
| hauntingly | /xx | Adverb |
| celebratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| dirge | / | Noun |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| reflective | x/x | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| brooding | /x | Noun |
| uplifting | /xx | Noun |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| fatalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| sepulchral | xxx | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| ceremonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| tranquil | /x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| bicolor | xxx | Noun |
| coloured | /x | Adjective |
| grays | / | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| mien | / | Noun |
| browns | / | Noun |
| hues | / | Noun |
| pall | / | Noun |
| visage | /x | Noun |
| palette | /x | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| tones | / | Noun |
| monotone | /xx | Noun |
| backdrop | /x | Noun |
| blacker | /x | Noun |
| garb | / | Noun |
| phantom | /x | Noun |
| magnificence | x/xx | Noun |
| colors | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| reverie | /xx | Noun |
| majesty | /xx | Noun |
| twilight | /x | Noun |
| procession | x/x | Noun |
| meditations | xx/x | Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| attire | x/x | Noun |
| nod | / | Noun |
| pines | / | Noun |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| faces | /x | Noun |
| grandeur | x/ | Noun |
| note | / | Noun |
| gaze | / | Noun |
| shadows | /x | Noun |
| countenance | /xx | Noun |
| reminder | x/x | Noun |
| warning | /x | Noun |
| reflections | x/x | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| quiet | /x | Noun |
| lament | x/ | Noun |
| prelude | /x | Noun |
| tints | / | Noun |
| shades | / | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun |
| assurance | x/x | Noun |
| bitterness | /xx | Noun |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| buzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| disappointments | xx/x | Noun |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| distaste | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distrust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| doubts | / | Noun |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| dusky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| elation | x/x | Noun |
| enthusiasm | x/xxx | Noun |
| exhilaration | xxx/x | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| fervor | /x | Noun |
| restful | /x | Adjective |
| sadder | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
