The meaning of SOMBER is so shaded as to be dark and gloomy. How to use somber in a sentence.

SOMBER definition: gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted. See examples of somber used in a sentence.

SOMBER definition: 1. serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: 3. serious and sad in…. Learn more.

Definition of somber adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. gloomily dark; shadowy: a somber passageway. 2. dark and dull in color or tone: a somber dress. 3. downcast; glum: a somber mood. 4. extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on one's face.

If someone is somber, they are serious or sad. Spencer cried as she described the somber mood of her co-workers.

som•ber (som′ bər), adj. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber …

adjective Dull or dark in color. adjective Melancholy; dismal. adjective Serious; grave. from The Century Dictionary. Dark; dull; dusky; gloomy: as, a somber hue; somber clouds. Dismal; melancholy; dull: …

Somber is used to describe situations, facial expressions, or moods that are dark, gloomy, or depressing. Funerals are usually somber affairs.

Somber definition: Dark; gloomy.