{ } a. [ F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage. ] 1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, adv. In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., from sombra shade. See Sombre. ] A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]