Both Uses of
somber
in
The Idiot
- It was a woman of some forty years, dressed in sombre colours, probably a housekeeper or a governess.†
Chpt 1.12
- It was strange to see him laughing so after the sombre mood he had been in just before.†
Chpt 2.4 *
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad