SOMBERER
Adjective
somberer
comparative form of somber
Source: Wiktionary
SOMBER
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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