adj. (also US somber) 1 dark, gloomy (a sombre sky). 2 oppressively solemn or sober. 3 dismal, foreboding (a sombre prospect). sombrely adv. sombreness n.
[ F sombre f. OF sombre (n.) ult. f. L SUB- + umbra shade ]
SOMBRE
Meaning of SOMBRE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012