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   sombre

   /ˈsɒmbə/

   adjective

   • 1. dark or dull in colour or tone: "the night skies were sombre and starless" Similar darkdark-coloureddulldull-coloureddrabdingyshadyrestrainedsubduedsoberfunerealsevereaustereOpposite bright
   • 2. having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness: "he looked at her with a sombre expression" Similar solemnearnestseriousgravesoberunsmilingpoker-facedsterngrimdourhumourlessstony-facedgloomydepressedsadmelancholydismaldolefulmournfuljoylesscheerlesslugubriousfunerealsepulchralOpposite cheerful

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French, based on Latin sub ‘under’ + umbra ‘shade’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sombrely adverb
   • 2. sombreness noun

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