English

Alternative forms

• somber (US)

Adjective

sombre ‎(comparative sombrer, superlative sombrest)

1. Dark; gloomy.
2. Dull or dark in colour.
3. Melancholy; dismal.
   • Beaconsfield

     The dinner was silent and sombre; happily it was also short.

4. Grave.

   a sombre situation

Synonyms

• melancholy
• dreary
• dire
• dismal

Translations

Noun

sombre ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness

Verb

sombre ‎(third-person singular simple present sombres, present participle sombring, simple past and past participle sombred)

1. To make sombre or dark; to make shady.

Anagrams

• somber

French

Etymology

From Latin sub + umbra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̃bʁ/

Adjective

sombre m, f ‎(plural sombres)

1. dark

Synonyms

• foncé
• obscur

Antonyms

• clair

Verb

sombre

1. first-person singular present indicative of sombrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of sombrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of sombrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of sombrer
5. second-person singular imperative of sombrer

Anagrams

• ombres

Norman

Etymology

From Latin sub ‎(“under”) + umbra ‎(“shadow”).

Adjective

sombre m, f

1. (Jersey) sombre, dark

Spanish

Verb

sombre

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sombrar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sombrar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of sombrar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of sombrar.