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Meaning of 'somber' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Somber [ a.]
- Alt. of Sombre
2 . Somber [ n.]
- Alt. of Sombre
3 . Somber [ v. t.]
- Alt. of Sombre

Meaning of 'somber' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . somber [ 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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