What is the meaning of somber?

adjective

  • Lacking brightness or color; dull.
    • usage: "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"
  • Grave or even gloomy in character.
    • usage: "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"
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