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SOMBER
somber, sombre, melancholy
(adjective) grave or even gloomy in character; “solemn and mournful music”; “a suit of somber black”; “a somber mood”
drab, sober, somber, sombre
(adjective) lacking brightness or color; dull; “drab faded curtains”; “sober Puritan grey”; “children in somber brown clothes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
somber (comparative somberer, superlative somberest)
(American spelling) Alternative form of sombre
Verb
somber (third-person singular simple present sombers, present participle sombering, simple past and past participle sombered)
(American spelling) Alternative form of sombre
Anagrams
• bromes, ombres, sombre
Source: Wiktionary
Som"ber, Som"bre, a. Etym: [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.]
1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
2. 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, v. t.
Definition: To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]
Som"ber, Som"bre, n.
Definition: Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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