Example sentences from the Web for sombre

The colonel had looked upon him with sombre eyes the night of the dance.
Lanier of the Cavalry|Charles King
There was nothing on the walls to break the sombre monotony of those long vistas of shade.
Masterpieces of Mystery|Various
"I reckon you don't lose a fortune by their wanting to go to bed," said Schomberg, with sombre sarcasm.
Victory|Joseph Conrad
But the Scotland of our day is not a country rich in color; a sombre gray prevails.
An Edinburgh Eleven|J. M. Barrie

No collection of modern Dutch art is complete without a sombre study of Gothic arches by this great artist.
A Wanderer in Holland|E. V. Lucas

sombre

US somber

/ (ˈsɒmbə) /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sombre ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

dismal; melancholya sombre mood

dim, gloomy, or shadowy

(of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark

Derived forms of sombre

sombrely or US somberly, adverbsombreness or US somberness, nounsombrous (ˈsɒmbrəs), adjective

Word Origin for sombre

C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade

Words nearby sombre

somatotropin, somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some, somebody, somebody up there loves me

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单词	sombre
释义	Example sentences from the Web for sombre The colonel had looked upon him with sombre eyes the night of the dance. Lanier of the Cavalry\|Charles King There was nothing on the walls to break the sombre monotony of those long vistas of shade. Masterpieces of Mystery\|Various "I reckon you don't lose a fortune by their wanting to go to bed," said Schomberg, with sombre sarcasm. Victory\|Joseph Conrad But the Scotland of our day is not a country rich in color; a sombre gray prevails. An Edinburgh Eleven\|J. M. Barrie No collection of modern Dutch art is complete without a sombre study of Gothic arches by this great artist. A Wanderer in Holland\|E. V. Lucas sombre US somber / (ˈsɒmbə) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sombre ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dismal; melancholya sombre mood dim, gloomy, or shadowy (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark Derived forms of sombre sombrely or US somberly, adverbsombreness or US somberness, nounsombrous (ˈsɒmbrəs), adjective Word Origin for sombre C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade Words nearby sombre somatotropin, somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some, somebody, somebody up there loves me Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sombre flat, uninspired, boring, muted, ho-hum, forlorn, sad, anguished, jet, slate, onyx, coal, sable, pitch, brunet, ebony, clouded, charcoal, sloe, obsidian
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