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- pronunciation:
- sam
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of a dark shade or condition.
The child painted his room a somber brown.- synonyms:
- dark, gloomy, murky
- antonyms:
- bright
- similar words:
- dim, dingy, drab, dull, gray, sullen
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definition 2: |
sad, dismal, or full of gloom.
My aunt's funeral was a very somber occasion.- synonyms:
- dark, dismal, gloomy, grave, melancholy
- antonyms:
- cheerful, jolly
- similar words:
- bleak, dreary, grim, sad, serious, sober, solemn, sullen, unhappy
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related words: |
dark, gloomy, grave, melancholy, murky |
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derivations: |
somberly (adv.), somberness (n.) |
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