grimness
1. (=gloominess)
a. [of situation, outlook] lo desalentador, lo funesto
b. [of building, place, town] lo sombrío, lo lúgubre
2. (=sternness)
a. [of expression, face]   seriedad (f), gravedad (f)
·there was a grimness in his voice
·su voz tenía un tono de seriedad or gravedad
3. (=sinister quality)
a. [of humour, joke, story] lo macabro