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sombre

/ˈsɒmbə(r)/adjective

उच्चारण सॉम्बर

गहरे रंग का, धुँधला

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adjective
  1. 1

    dark in colour; dull

    गहरे रंग का, धुँधला

    • dressed in sombre colours
    • The mourners wore sombre clothes to the funeral.
    • The mourners were dressed in sombre colours.
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    • She chose a sombre grey suit for the interview.
    • The painting uses sombre tones of brown and black.

    Synonyms dark dull drab dingy dim

    Opposite bright colourful vivid cheerful

  2. 2

    sad and serious

    गंभीर और उदास, शोकपूर्ण

    • a sombre mood at the funeral
    • His face was sombre.
    • The mood in the room was sombre after the announcement.
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    • He gave a sombre speech about the lives lost in the floods.
    • A sombre silence fell over the crowd.

    Synonyms solemn grave serious gloomy melancholy

    Opposite cheerful happy lively joyful

◇Word family
sombrely adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dark dull drab dingy dim solemn grave serious gloomy melancholy

Antonyms

bright colourful vivid cheerful happy lively joyful

AaSpelling

som·bre

With -bre in British English (American somber), like centre and theatre.

British English में अंत में -bre (American somber), centre और theatre की तरह।

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Keep the serious words together: sombre (sad and serious), solemn (formal and serious), grave (very serious and worrying), gloomy (dark and sad), sober (serious and calm).

गंभीरता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sombre (उदास और गंभीर), solemn (औपचारिक और गंभीर), grave (बहुत गंभीर और चिंताजनक), gloomy (अँधेरा और उदास), sober (गंभीर और शांत)।