Definitions for sombre
som·bre

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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. sombreadjective

   Dark; gloomy.

2. sombreadjective

   Dull or dark in colour.

3. sombreadjective

   Melancholy; dismal.

4. sombreadjective

   Grave.

   a sombre situation

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1. Sombre

   Sombre is a 1998 French film directed by Philippe Grandrieux, starring Marc Barbé and Elina Löwensohn. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won the C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival.

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1. sombre

   Sombre is an adjective that describes a state or mood of seriousness, sadness or gloominess. It can also refer to something or a place being dimly lit or dark.

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1. Sombreadjective

   dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house

2. Sombreadjective

   melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections

3. Sombreverb

   to make somber, or dark; to make shady

4. Sombrenoun

   gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness

5. Etymology: [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.]

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1. Sombre

   Sombre is a 1998 French film directed by Philippe Grandrieux, starring Marc Barbé and Elina Löwensohn. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won the C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival. It deals with Jean, a serial killer who follows the Tour de France cycling race in his car and murders women along his way. Then he meets Claire, a psychologically troubled and confused woman who falls in love with him.

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1. Sombre

   som′bėr, adj. dull: gloomy: melancholy—also Som′brous.—adv. Som′brely, in a sombre or gloomy manner.—n. Som′breness.—adv. Som′brously.—n. Som′brousness. [Fr. sombre (Sp. sombra, a shade)—L. sub, under, umbra, a shade. So Diez; others explain, on analogy of O. Fr. essombre, a shady place, as from L. ex, out, umbra, a shade.]

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1. Sombre

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

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Anagrams for sombre »

1. somber

How to pronounce sombre?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sombre in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sombre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sombre
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sombre
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombre
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sombre
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sombre
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sombre
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sombre