sombre
Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly litDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
Recorded US: Sylvanmoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
Examples
9 sentencesTom is somber.
Том похмурий. — deniko
We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
Is black too sombre to wear in spring?
deIst Schwarz zu tragen im Frühling zu düster? — Esperantostern
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, UK)Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
dunkel, düster, finster
мра́чныйmráčnyj, па́смурныйpásmurnyj, хму́рыйxmúryj
(Canada, UK)Dull or dark in colour or brightness.
matt, stumpf, dunkel
мра́чныйmráčnyj, тёмныйtjómnyj
lacking brightness or color; dull
(Canada, UK)Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.
verhalten, trübe, freudlos
мра́чныйmráčnyj, па́смурныйpásmurnyj, хму́рыйxmúryj
(Canada, UK)Grave; extremely serious.
a sombre situation
ernst, schwerwiegend
непростойneprostoj, трудныйtrudnyj
grave or even gloomy in character
Origin
Borrowed from French sombre (“dark”), from Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer or LatiBorrowed from French sombre (“dark”), from Old French sombre, from a verb *sombrer or Latin sub- + umbra. Compare Spanish sombra (“shade; dark part of a picture; ghost”).
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Forms
sombrer, sombrestSynonyms
160 synonyms- lacking brightness or color; dull:drabsobersomber
- grave or even gloomy in character:sombermelancholy
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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