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sombre

/ ˈsɒmbrəs, ˈsɒmbə /

adjective

  1. dismal; melancholy

    a sombre mood

  2. dim, gloomy, or shadowy

  3. (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark

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Other Word Forms

  • ˈdzԱ noun
  • sombrous adjective
  • ˈdz adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sombre1

C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin ܲܳ (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade
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They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get.

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By Friday morning, the president himself was commenting on his Truth Social account, with a sombre message directed at the Iranian leadership - more "I told you so" than a clear plan to stop the warfare.

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The 36-day campaign ended on a sombre note as party leaders responded to the Saturday evening car ramming that killed 11 people in Vancouver.

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After the plane set off again following the diversion, the passengers were "quite quiet and sombre," she says.

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Rows of blue and yellow flags, marking the graves of fallen soldiers, pierce the sombre grey sky.

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