Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | sombre, probably from Latin sub 'under' + umbra 'shade, shadow' |
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som‧bre British English ; somber American English
1 sad and serious [= grave]: They sat in sombre silence. a sombre expression on the sombre occasion of his mother's funeral
They sat in sombre silence.a sombre expressionon the sombre occasion of his mother's funeral2CC dark and without any bright colours : a sombre grey suit
a sombre grey suit —sombrely adverb
—sombreness noun [uncountable]
