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somber

 

[ หˆsษ’mbษ™r ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

mood

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

Synonyms

dull, gloomy, melancholy, serious

Examples of usage

  • He had a somber expression on his face.
  • The room was decorated in somber colors.
Context #2 | Adjective

atmosphere

having a serious and solemn feeling

Synonyms

dignified, grave, serious, solemn

Examples of usage

  • The funeral had a somber atmosphere.
  • The somber music added to the solemnity of the occasion.

Translations

Translations of the word "somber" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sombrio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคฆเคพเคธ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช dรผster

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ muram

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพั…ะผัƒั€ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ponury

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้™ฐๆฐ—ใช (inki na)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sombre

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sombrรญo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kasvetli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์Œ์šธํ•œ (eumulhan)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุงุชู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ponurรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ponurรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้˜ดๆฒ‰็š„ (yฤซnchรฉn de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ mraฤen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ dimmur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐั€ะฐาฃา“ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ“แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜ (sevdiani)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qษ™mgin

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sombrรญo

Etymology

The word 'somber' originated from the Middle French word 'sombre', which means 'dark' or 'gloomy'. It has been used in English since the late 18th century to describe things that are dark in color or tone, as well as to convey a serious or solemn mood.