som´ber|ness

som´ber|ness
som|ber «SOM buhr», adjective.
1. dark; gloomy; having deep shadows: »

to dress in somber browns and grays. A cloudy winter day is somber. It was a somber room with dark furniture and heavy black hangings.

SYNONYM(S): murky.
2. melancholy; dismal: »

a somber expression. His losses made him very somber. He does not understand his more somber-minded colleagues and their preoccupation with the tragic and grotesque (Time).

SYNONYM(S): depressing.
[< French sombre; origin uncertain]
som´ber|ly, adverb.
som´ber|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • som´ber|ly — som|ber «SOM buhr», adjective. 1. dark; gloomy; having deep shadows: »to dress in somber browns and grays. A cloudy winter day is somber. It was a somber room with dark furniture and heavy black hangings. SYNONYM(S): murky. 2. melancholy; dismal …   Useful english dictionary

  • som|ber — «SOM buhr», adjective. 1. dark; gloomy; having deep shadows: »to dress in somber browns and grays. A cloudy winter day is somber. It was a somber room with dark furniture and heavy black hangings. SYNONYM(S): murky. 2. melancholy; dismal: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • som — au·to·som·al; bar·som; ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra; be·som; blos·som·less; blos·som·ry; cho·a·no·som·al; chon·drio·som·al; chro·mo·som·al; chro·mo·som·ol·o·gy; com·pres·som·e·ter; con·som·mé; dro·som·e·ter; ec·to·som·al; el·lip·som·e·ter; ep·som·ite;… …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • somberness — som·ber·ness …   English syllables

  • somber — som•ber [[t]ˈsɒm bər[/t]] adj. 1) gloomily dark; shadowy: a somber passageway[/ex] 2) dark and dull in color or tone: a somber dress[/ex] 3) downcast; glum: a somber mood[/ex] 4) extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on one s face[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

  • Somberness — Som ber*ness, Sombreness Som bre*ness, n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sombreness — Somberness Som ber*ness, Sombreness Som bre*ness, n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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