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somber::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | melancholy, sombre |
| Derivation | somberness |
a suit of somber black.
a somber mood.
Examples of somber
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For some in Batavia, it will be a somber moment, akin to losing a family member.
From the dailyherald.com
Harry must face the prospect of death, and the film's somber tone reflects that.
From the washingtonpost.com
Thus Four Souls juxtaposes the silly and the somber, the ribald and the elegiac.
From the theatlantic.com
The finance ministers spoke in unusually somber terms about the need for action.
From the washingtonpost.com
Still, for all my whining, the last day for those sweet nightshades felt somber.
From the theatlantic.com
Somber neighbors who were on their porches this morning said he was a great kid.
From the boston.com
Somber, emotional scenes supplemented the whimsical, large group numbers nicely.
From the washingtonpost.com
Just because it's unrelenting in its somber mood, does not mean it's monotonous.
From the guardian.co.uk
Serious journalism did not have to be restricted to traditional somber subjects.
From the theatlantic.com
- Drab: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"
- Grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"
- (somberness) gloom: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"
- (somberness) gloom: a feeling of melancholy apprehension
- (somberness) graveness: a manner that is serious and solemn
- Matter of Time is the first studio album by the band Axium. The album was mixed, mastered, and produced by Mitch Rosenow and features David Cook (vocals, guitar); Bobby Kerr (drums); Jerron Nichols (bass); and Jeff Shrout (guitar).
- Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim; Dark, lacking color or brightness
