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# sombre

adjective (sombrer, sombrest; US spelling somber)

«sombre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dark and gloomy in colour or light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/#m1)
2. Serious and sad, without cheer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a gloomy mood or dark heart; in the lessons it describes a sad or heavy feeling

### Examples

- He wore a sombre black coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/#x1)
- The room was dark and sombre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/#x2)
- The king's sombre mood frightened the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sombre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sombre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sombre.html) on Mova free.