somber

Definition of Somber in English :

1. drab, sober, somber, sombre

lacking brightness or color; dull

Example Sentences:
'drab faded curtains'
'sober Puritan grey'
'children in somber brown clothes'

2. melancholy, somber, sombre

grave or even gloomy in character

Example Sentences:
'solemn and mournful music'
'a suit of somber black'
'a somber mood'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Somber

adjective

1.

dark and gloomy or dull

2.

mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy

3.

earnest and solemn; grave

adj.

1.

a. Dark; gloomy: a somber room.

b. Dull or dark in color: somber hues.

2.

a. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood.

b. Serious; grave: a somber spokesperson.