{ Som"ber, Som"bre } (?; 277),
a. [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade,
prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub
under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.] 1.Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a
somber house.
2.Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a
somber person; somber reflections.
The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was
also short.
Beaconsfield.
{ Som"ber, Som"bre }, v. t.To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]