sombre
adjective/ˈsɒmbə(r)/
/ˈsɑːmbər/
(US English somber)
- dark in colour synonym drab
- dressed in sombre shades of grey and black
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- sad and serious synonym melancholy
- Paul was in a sombre mood.
- The year ended on a sombre note.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- His eyes grew sombre.
- The funeral cortège passed, to suitably sombre music.
- The mood in Parliament remained sombre.
- Her expression was sombre.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, based on Latin sub ‘under’ + umbra ‘shade’.
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