Definitions for SOMBER
somber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drab, sober, somber, sombreadjective

   lacking brightness or color; dull

   "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"

2. somber, sombre, melancholyadjective

   grave or even gloomy in character

   "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

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1. somberadjective

   Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.

2. somberadjective

   Dark, lacking color or brightness.

3. Etymology: From sombre, from sombra, probably, from *, from ex + umbra, or according to some, the Spanish and Portuguese forms are, from *, from sub + umbra.

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1. somber

   Somber generally refers to something that is dark, gloomy, serious or intensely solemn. It can describe a person's mood, tone, atmosphere, color, or environment that is lacking brightness, cheerfulness or happiness. It is often associated with situations related to death, tragedy or any serious matter which arouses grave feelings or emotions.

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1. Somberadjective

   alt. of Sombre

2. Somberverb

   alt. of Sombre

3. Sombernoun

   alt. of Sombre

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1. Somber

   Somber vs. Sombre -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Somber and Sombre.

Anagrams for SOMBER »

1. sombre

How to pronounce SOMBER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SOMBER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOMBER in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOMBER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SOMBER in a Sentence

1. Wolf Blitzer:

   As president of the United States you have to look at these issues in a more somber and sober way.

2. Roger Turner:

   It is a somber day for the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command as we mourn this tremendous loss, our thoughts and prayers remain with their families and loved ones during this extremely difficult time.

3. Ali Aslan:

   The anniversary is a somber day. We open up the original premises for the media, any onlookers, and people to pay tributes, but we don't mark it as such.

4. Jimmy Williams:

   The president should strike a tone of somber and yet hope for the American people and for those who sacrificed their lives defending our country after 9/11.

5. Jerry Bostick:

   It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SOMBER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Somber
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SOMBER