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Definition of "somber" []

  • Dark; gloomy. (adjective)
  • Dull or dark in color. (adjective)
  • Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. (adjective)
  • Serious; grave. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "somber" in a sentence
  • "Keeping his expression somber, he waited for the polite applause to die down."
  • "His voice was warm, but his expression somber, and Riker feared Deanna was probably right about more bad news."
  • "That was much the same thing Torre told players in what he described as a somber clubhouse once the Dodgers had filed in by mid-afternoon."