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bleak (not favorable), bleak (severely simple), despondent, disconsolate, grave (solemn), lifeless (dull), lugubrious, ominous, portentous (ominous), solemn
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Somber — Som ber, Sombre Som bre(?; 277), a. [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Somber — Som ber, Sombre Som bre, v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Somber — Som ber, Sombre Som bre, n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somber — 1760 (earlier sombrous, c.1730), from Fr. sombre dark, gloomy, from O.Fr. sombre, from L.L. subumbrare to shadow, from sub under + umbra shade, shadow, from PIE *andho blind, dark (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)) … Etymology dictionary
somber — *serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest Analogous words: gloomy, *dark, murky: *dismal, bleak, cheerless: melancholy (see MELANCHOLIC) Antonyms: garish … New Dictionary of Synonyms
somber — [adj] sad, depressing black, bleak, blue*, caliginous, cloudy, dark, depressive, dim, dingy, dire, dismal, dispiriting, doleful, down, drab, dragged, dreary, dull, dusky, earnest, funereal, gloomy, grave, grim, hurting, joyless, lugubrious,… … New thesaurus
somber — [säm′bər] adj. [Fr sombre < LL * subumbrare, to shade < L sub, under + umbra, shade] 1. dark and gloomy or dull 2. mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy 3. earnest and solemn; grave: Also Chiefly Brit. sombre somberly adv. somberness … English World dictionary
somber — somberly, adv. somberness, n. /som beuhr/, adj. 1. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway. 2. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. 3. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood. 4.… … Universalium
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
somber — adjective 1. lacking brightness or color; dull (Freq. 1) drab faded curtains sober Puritan grey children in somber brown clothes • Syn: ↑drab, ↑sober, ↑sombre … Useful english dictionary