Somber Definition
sŏmbər
adjective
somberer, somberest
Dark and gloomy or dull.
Webster's New World
Dull or dark in color.
Somber hues.
American Heritage
Mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy.
Webster's New World
Earnest and solemn; grave.
Webster's New World
verb
Alternative form of sombre.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Somber
Adjective
Base Form:
somber
Comparative:
somberer
Superlative:
somberestOrigin of Somber
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French sombre from Old French from sombrer to cast a shadow from Late Latin subumbrāre from Latin sub umbrā in shadow sub under sub– umbrā ablative of umbra shadow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French sombre (“shady, gloomy"), from Spanish sombra (“shade, dark part of a picture, also a ghost"), probably from Latin *subumbrare, from sub (“under") + umbra (“shade").
From Wiktionary
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