SOMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does somber mean? • SOMBER (adjective)
The adjective SOMBER has 2 senses:
1. grave or even gloomy in character
2. lacking brightness or color; dull
Familiarity information: SOMBER used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SOMBER (adjective)
Meaning:
Grave or even gloomy in character
Synonyms:
somber; sombre; melancholy
Context examples:
solemn and mournful music / a suit of somber black / a somber mood
Similar:
cheerless; uncheerful (lacking cheer; depressing)
Meaning:
Lacking brightness or color; dull
Synonyms:
drab; somber; sombre; sober
Context examples:
drab faded curtains / sober Puritan grey / children in somber brown clothes
Similar:
colorless; colourless (weak in color; not colorful)
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