adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   US standard spelling of sombre. US, alt-of, standard

Adjective

1. 1
   US standard spelling of sombre. US, alt-of, standard

   "My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus."

Adjective

1. 1
   grave or even gloomy in character wordnet
2. 2
   lacking brightness or color; dull wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acheronianacheronticacierapocalypticashenashy

Antonyms

All antonyms

alightclearridiculouswitty

Example

More examples

"From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient."

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