US usually somber [adjective] - serious, sad and without humour or amusementa sombre atmosphere/voice/facesombre parents waiting for news of their childrenColours or things which have colour, such as clothes, can be described as sombre if they are dark and plain.His coat was a sombre brown.sombre cloudsa sombre black hat
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Meaning of SOMBRE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012