adj[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;Origin: sombre, probably from
Latin sub
'under' + umbra
'shade, shadow']
sad and serious
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grave They sat in sombre silence. We were all in a somber mood that night. a sombre expression on the sombre occasion of his mother's funeraldark and without any bright colours
a sombre grey suit>sombrelyadv>sombrenessn[U]