Thesaurus: sombre

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1. a. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
2. a. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections.
3. v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady.
4. n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness.
5. adj. lacking brightness or color; dull
6. adj. grave or even gloomy in character
7. 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. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.] Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]
8. j:100 s lacking brightness or color; dull s grave or even gloomy in character