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som⋅ber
[som-ber] 
–adjective
| 1. | gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway. |
| 2. | dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. |
| 3. | gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood. |
| 4. | extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face. |
Also, especially British, sombre.
Origin:
1750–60; < F sombre, MF, prob. n. deriv. of *sombrer to make shady < VL *subumbrāre, equiv. to L sub- sub- + umbrāre to cast a shadow, deriv. of umbra shade
1750–60; < F sombre, MF, prob. n. deriv. of *sombrer to make shady < VL *subumbrāre, equiv. to L sub- sub- + umbrāre to cast a shadow, deriv. of umbra shade
Related forms:
som⋅ber⋅ly, adverb
som⋅ber⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. dusky, murky, sunless. 3. lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy.
1. dusky, murky, sunless. 3. lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy.
Antonyms:
1. bright. 3. cheerful.
1. bright. 3. cheerful.
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| som·bre (sŏm'bər) adj. Chiefly British Variant of somber. |
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