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Meaning of 'sombre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sombre [ a.]
- Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
- Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections.
2 . Sombre [ n.]
- Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness.
3 . Sombre [ v. t.]
- To make somber, or dark; to make shady.

Meaning of 'sombre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sombre [ s]
Meaning (1):
- grave or even gloomy in character
Example in sentence:
  • a somber mood;
  • a suit of somber black;
  • solemn and mournful music
Meaning (2):
- lacking brightness or color; dull
Example in sentence:
  • children in somber brown clothes;
  • drab faded curtains;
  • sober Puritan grey

Nearby Words:

soma somaj somal somali somatic somatical somatics somatist somatocyst somatology

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