somber

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somber

/ˈsɑmbɚ/ US
/ˈsɒmbə/ UK

adjective somberer · somberest

US, standard US standard spelling of sombre In your eyes the somber blues / Reflect a place from deep inside of knowing not what to do / I'll be your rock, when you're 'bout to fall / Together, we'll move on ahead and walk right through it all

verb sombers · sombering · sombered

US, standard US standard spelling of sombre

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Closest in meaning: sombre, cheerless, drab, colourless, uncheerful, sober, colorless, grim, gloomy, dismal, sobering, bleak, shadowy, dusky, stark, dark

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@misc{somber_2026,
  title = {somber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}