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sombre

UK/ˈsɒmbə/ US/ˈsɑmbɚ/ uncommon obsolete uk

adjective

1.

grave or even gloomy in character

  • “solemn and mournful music”
  • “a suit of somber black”
  • “a somber mood”
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2.

lacking brightness or color; dull

  • “drab faded curtains”
  • “sober Puritan gray”
  • “children in somber brown clothes”
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Origin

Borrowed from French sombre (“dark”), from Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer or Latin sub- + umbra. Compare Spanish sombra (“shade; dark part of a picture; ghost”).

Phrases

  • somber tit
  • sombre rock chat
  • sombre tit

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