Antonyms for somber

Grammar : Adj

Spell : som-ber

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒm bər

Definition of somber

Origin : 1760 "gloomy, shadowy" (earlier sombrous, c.1730), from French sombre "dark, gloomy," from Old French sombre (14c.), from an adjective from Late Latin subumbrare "to shadow," from sub "under" (see sub-) + umbra "shade, shadow," perhaps from a suffixed form of PIE *andho- "blind, dark" (see umbrage). Related: Somberly; somberness.

adj sad, depressing

Example sentences :

He caught them, caught her somber eyes too, and was amused and rather stimulated.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

I had them lighted, thinking that they would brighten up the somber room.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

There was a somber light in his eyes, and his lips were whitening.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Texas, as somber as a spade flush, draws Boggs into a corner.
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

Then slowly a somber twilight began to fall, and Axelson rose.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various

Blaine glanced about the rich, somber den before he replied.
Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

He would answer only in somber monosyllables, and he never smiled.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

But, dearie, it wouldn't make her any happier to see you so somber.
Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey

The camp discussions help to divert his thought from somber reflections.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

He read the letter, then looked up into Roger's somber face.
Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

Synonyms for somber

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