Defn: The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.
SOMBRERO
Som*bre"ro, n. Etym: [Sp., from sombra shade. See Sombre.]
Defn: A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish
America. Marryat.
SOMBROUS
Som"brous, a. Etym: [Cf. Sp. sombroso.]
Defn: Gloomy; somber. "Tall and sombrous pines." Longfellow.
— Som"brous*ly, adv.
— Som"brous*ness, n.
-SOME -some (-som).
Defn: A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc.
-SOME -some (-sûm). Etym: [AS. -sum; akin to G. & OHG. -sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See Same, a., and cf. Some, a.]
Defn: An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the compound; as in mettlesome, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc.
SOME Some, a. Etym: [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan. somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same. sq. root191. See Same, a., and cf. - some.]