somber Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite lacking brightness or color; dull
sober; sombre; drab.
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
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adjective satellite grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy; sombre.
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
WordNet
Som"ber, Som"bre adjective
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Etymology
F.
sombre; cf. Sp.
sombra, shade, prob. from LL.
subumbrare to put in the shade; L.
sub under +
umbra shade. See
Umbrage.
Definitions
- Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
- Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections.
The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short.
Beaconsfield.
Som"ber, Som"bre transitive verb
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Definitions
- To make somber, or dark; to make shady. R.
Som"ber, Som"bre noun
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Definitions
- Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. Obs.
Webster 1913
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