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- Dictionarysombre/ˈsɒmbə/
adjective
- 1. dark or dull in colour or tone: "the night skies were sombre and starless" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness: "he looked at her with a sombre expression" Similar Opposite
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serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment: a sombre atmosphere / voice / face. The funeral was a sombre occasion. I left them in a sombre mood. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. lacking humour and not meant to be funny. serious She had a serious look on her face.
1. : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy. 2. a. : of a serious mien : grave. somber dignitaries. b. : of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy. c. : conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas. 3. : of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored. somberly adverb. somberness noun. Synonyms. black. caliginous. darkened. darkish. darkling. darksome.
When you're sombre — or somber — you're acting glum, depressed, or sad. Being sombre is the opposite of being perky or happy. This is a word that has to do with the mood of a person or event. A funeral is going to be sombre, and the people at the funeral are usually pretty sombre, too.
Sombre definition: dismal; melancholy. See examples of SOMBRE used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. dismal; melancholy 2. dim, gloomy, or shadowy 3. (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark.... Click for more definitions.
SOMBER definition: 1. serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: 3. serious and sad in…. Learn more.
Definition of sombre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SOMBER meaning: 1. serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: 3. serious and sad in…. Learn more.
adj. 1. dismal; melancholy: a sombre mood. 2. dim, gloomy, or shadowy. 3. (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark. [C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade] ˈsombrely, ˈsomberly adv. ˈsombreness, ˈsomberness n. sombrous adj.
Somber is used to describe situations, facial expressions, or moods that are dark, gloomy, or depressing. Funerals are usually somber affairs. Somber is a slightly formal word.
