somber
[ som-ber ]
/ ˈsɒm bər /
adjective
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 mood.
extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face.
Also
especially British,
som·bre.
Origin of somber
1750–60; < French
sombre, Middle French, probably noun derivative of
*sombrer to make shady < Vulgar Latin
*subumbrāre, equivalent to Latin
sub-
sub- +
umbrāre to cast a shadow, derivative of
umbra shade