Usually means: Gloomy, dark, and somewhat melancholic.
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  1. sombrous: Merriam-Webster
  2. sombrous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. sombrous: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sombrous: Wordnik
  5. sombrous: Wiktionary
  6. sombrous: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. sombrous: Dictionary.com
  8. Sombrous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. sombrous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Sombrous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. sombrous: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  12. sombrous: FreeDictionary.org
  13. sombrous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. sombrous: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Gloomy; sombre.

Similar:
sombre, gloomish, somber, solemn, sombresome, sullen, gloomyish, sombersome, somberish, grimsome, more...

Opposite:
lighthearted, cheerful, bright, joyful, optimistic

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Similar:
sombre, gloomish, somber, solemn, sombresome, sullen, gloomyish, sombersome, somberish, grimsome, more...

Opposite:
lighthearted, cheerful, bright, joyful, optimistic



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