somber
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress.
gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood.
extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face.
Origin of somber
1- Also especially British, som·bre .
Other words for somber
Opposites for somber
Other words from somber
- som·ber·ly, adverb
- som·ber·ness, noun
- un·som·ber, adjective
- un·som·ber·ly, adverb
- un·som·ber·ness, noun
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How to use somber in a sentence
There is something primitive and prehistoric about it—elemental in its somberness and in its grandeur.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainA black cape was brought out and thrown about his shoulders, which seemed to fit exactly into the somberness of the picture.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineThe somberness of Lincoln's childhood was brightened by the memory of his mother.
Lincoln, the Politician | T. Aaron LevyShe loved gayety and brightness, and her whole life was clothed with somberness.
Throckmorton | Molly Elliot SeawellThe occasional rolling thunder of a cannon deepened the somberness of the scene.
The Sword of Antietam | Joseph A. Altsheler
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