Som"ber, Som"bre [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.]
1.
Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.
2.
Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections.
The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short.
Beaconsfield.
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Som"ber, Som"bre, v. t.
To make somber, or dark; to make shady.
[R.]
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Som"ber, Som"bre, n.
Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness.
[Obs.]
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