Related Words for terne

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dreary
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Adjective, Adjective
sombre
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Adjective
gray
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Noun
sordid
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Adjective
monochromatic
xxx/x
Adjective
bleak
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Adjective
drab
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Noun
washed out
//
Phrase, Adjective
gaunt
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Noun
lurid
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Adjective
languid
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Adjective
lackluster
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Adjective
dingy
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Adjective
grim
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Adjective
sober
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Adjective
iron gray
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective
pasty
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Noun
leaden
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Adjective
mousy
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Noun
muted
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Adjective
bland
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Noun
dusky
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Noun
dour
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Noun
pewter
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Noun
glassy
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Noun
pale
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Adjective
brown
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Name
ashen
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Adjective
olive drab
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective
swarthy
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Adjective
blanched
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Adjective
sullen
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Adjective
moss green
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective
sable
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Noun
flat
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Adjective
tawny
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Noun
solemn
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Adjective
livid
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Noun
terse
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Noun
monochrome
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Noun
pallid
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Adjective
brass
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Noun
moody
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Name
dull
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Adjective
perse
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Noun
white
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Name
yellowish
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Adjective
chromatic
x/x
Adjective
ponderous
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Adjective
sandy
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Name
burnt umber
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective
callow
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Noun
beige
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Noun
pearly
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Adjective
khaki
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Noun
morose
x/
Adjective
sand
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Noun
wintry
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Adjective
russet
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Noun
slate blue
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective
obscure
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Adjective
motley
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Noun
blake
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Name
straw
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Noun
slate gray
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
delicate
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Adjective
mauve
/
Noun
infernal
x/x
Noun
dusty
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Adjective
forest green
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
hard
/
Adjective
umber
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Noun
sallow
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Adjective
clear
/
Adjective
surly
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Adjective
stark
/
Name
charcoal
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Noun
fallow
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Noun
blank
/
Noun
bittersweet
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Noun
murky
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Adjective
metal
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Noun
buckled
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Verb, Adjective
ceramic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conductive
x/x
Adjective
corrugated
/xxx
Adjective
dented
/x
Adjective
embossed
x/
Adjective
enameled
x/x
Adjective, Verb
epoxy
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
galvanised
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Adjective
galvanized
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Adjective
gelatin
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Noun
hearth
/
Noun
nonmagnetic
xx/x
Adjective
plated
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Adjective
ply
/
Noun, Verb
porous
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Adjective
shirtless
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Adjective
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
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Adverb