SOMBER; SOMBRE
Som"ber, Som"bre, a. Etym: [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.
SOMBER; SOMBRE
Som"ber, Som"bre, v. t.
Defn: To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]
SOMBER; SOMBRE
Som"ber, Som"bre, n.
Defn: Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]
SOMBERLY; SOMBRELY
Som"ber*ly, Som"bre*ly, adv.
Defn: In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly.
SOMBERNESS; SOMBRENESS
Som"ber*ness, Som"bre*ness, n.