som·bre /ˈsɑmbɚ/
Som·ber, Som·bre a.
1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections.
The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short. --Beaconsfield.
Som·ber, Som·bre , v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]
Som·ber, Som·bre , n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]
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sombre
adj 1: grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful
music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"
[syn: somber]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains";
"sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
[syn: drab, sober, somber]