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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024som•ber /ˈsɑmbɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - dull in color or tone:a somber dress.
- downcast;
glum:a somber mood. - serious;
grave:a somber expression on one's face.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈsom•bre. som•ber•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024som•ber (som′bər),USA pronunciation adj. - gloomily dark;
shadowy;
dimly lighted:a somber passageway. - dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color:a somber dress.
- gloomy, depressing, or dismal:a somber mood.
- extremely serious;
grave:a somber expression on his face.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] som′bre. - Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre, equivalent. to Latin sub- sub- + umbrāre to cast a shadow, derivative of umbra shade
- French sombre, Middle French, probably noun, nominal derivative of *sombrer to make shady
- 1750–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dusky, murky, sunless.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bright.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheerful.
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