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sombre


 
  Grep  of  noun  sombre 
  sombreness 
  sombrero 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sombre 
 
  The  adj  sombre  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  somber,  sombre  --  (grave  or  even  gloomy  in  character;  "solemn  and  mournful  music";  "a  suit  of  somber  black";  "a  somber  mood") 
  2.  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre  --  (lacking  brightness  or  color;  dull;  "drab  faded  curtains";  "sober  Puritan  gray";  "children  in  somber  brown  clothes") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sombre 
 
  2  senses  of  sombre 
 
  Sense  1 
  somber,  sombre 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cheerless)  ->  cheerful 
 
  Sense  2 
  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful,  colourful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sombre 
 
  2  senses  of  sombre 
 
  Sense  1 
  somber,  sombre 
  =>  cheerless  (vs.  cheerful),  uncheerful 
 
  Sense  2 
  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sombre 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sombre 
 
  sombre  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sombre 
  sombre 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sombre 
 
  The  adj  sombre  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  somber,  sombre  --  (grave  or  even  gloomy  in  character;  "solemn  and  mournful  music";  "a  suit  of  somber  black";  "a  somber  mood") 
  2.  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre  --  (lacking  brightness  or  color;  dull;  "drab  faded  curtains";  "sober  Puritan  gray";  "children  in  somber  brown  clothes") 



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