somber
somber definition
som·ber (säm′bər)
adjective
- dark and gloomy or dull
- mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy
- earnest and solemn; grave
Etymology: Fr sombre < LL *subumbrare, to shade < L sub, under + umbra, shade
Also Chiefly Brit.sombre som′·bre
Related Forms:
- somberly som′·berly adverb
- somberness som′·ber·ness noun
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