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somber - What does it mean?

Definition of 'somber'

English

Alternative forms

* (Commonwealth English) sombre

Adjective

(er)
  • Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
  • * {{quote-book
  • |year=2002 |author=Dirk Wittenborn |title=Fierce People |passage=My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus .}}
  • Dark, lacking color or brightness.
  • Synonyms

    * melancholy, unhappy, sad

    Verb

    (en-verb)
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