3 entries under this word

Somber

Sŏm'ber or Sŏm'bre, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [Fr. sombre, from Sp., Pg., & Catalan, sombra, shade, from Lat. sub umbra, under shade.] Dull; dusky; cloudy; gloomy; melancholy; sad; grave. “Where nature nor too somber nor too gay.” Byron.

Sŏm'ber or Sŏm'bre, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To make somber or dark; to make shady.

Sŏm'ber or Sŏm'bre, n.

noun

n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]