somber meaning
UK US /ˈsɑmbɚ/ 2 syllables
somber (adjective): lacking brightness or color; dull.
somber has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
somber as an adjective
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- drab faded curtains
- sober Puritan grey
- children in somber brown clothes
Similar: colorless
Related forms: somberness
- grave or even gloomy in character
- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
Synonyms: sombre, melancholy
Similar: depressing
Related forms: somberness
How to pronounce somber
somber is pronounced /ˈsɑmbɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
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