sombre meaning

UK US /ˈsɑmbɚ/ 2 syllables

sombre (adjective): lacking brightness or color; dull.

sombre has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sombre as an adjective

  1. lacking brightness or color; dull
    • drab faded curtains
    • sober Puritan grey
    • children in somber brown clothes

    Synonyms: drab, sober, somber

    Similar: colorless

    Related forms: sombreness

  2. grave or even gloomy in character
    • solemn and mournful music
    • a suit of somber black
    • a somber mood

    Synonyms: somber, melancholy

    Similar: depressing

    Related forms: sombreness

How to pronounce sombre

sombre is pronounced /ˈsɑmbɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

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