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   Som·ber

   /ˈsämbər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy: "the night skies were somber and starless" Similar darkdark-coloreddulldull-coloreddrabdingyshadyrestrainedsubduedsoberfunerealsevereaustereOpposite bright
   • ▪ oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave: "he looked at her with a somber expression" Similar solemnearnestseriousgravesoberunsmilingpoker-facedsterngrimdourhumorlessstony-facedgloomydepressedsadmelancholydismaldolefulmournfuljoylesscheerlesslugubriousfunerealsepulchralOpposite cheerful

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French, based on Latin sub ‘under’ + umbra ‘shade’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. somberly adverb
   • 2. somberness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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