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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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SOMBRE definition: 1. serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: . Learn more.
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.
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.
3 meanings: 1. dismal; melancholy 2. dim, gloomy, or shadowy 3. (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark.... Click for more definitions.
Sombre definition: dismal; melancholy. See examples of SOMBRE used in a sentence.
Definition of sombre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. 1. Of inanimate natural objects and their attributes… Expand. 2. Of persons, their appearance, etc.: Gloomy, lowering, dark… 3. Conveying gloomy ideas or suggestions. Expand. 4. Of colours or colouring: Of a dark shade or tinge; dark… Noun. Sombre character; sombreness. rare. Earlier version.
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 definition: 1. serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: 3. serious and sad in…. Learn more.
The word somber is derived from the Latin sub umbrā, "under a shadow," and it can also describe dull colors, like brown, grey, or black. Definitions of somber. adjective. grave or even gloomy in character. “a suit of somber black”. “a somber mood”. synonyms: melancholy, sombre. cheerless, depressing, uncheerful.
