somberness

Variant of somber

somber definition

som·ber (säm′bər)

adjective

  1. dark and gloomy or dull
  2. mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy
  3. earnest and solemn; grave

Etymology: Fr sombre < LL *subumbrare, to shade < L sub, under + umbra, shade

Also Chiefly Brit.sombre som′·bre

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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