All 4 Uses of
somber
in
War and Peace
- On one small table tea things and supper dishes stood in disorder, and in the middle of the night a motley throng of people sat there, not merrymaking, but somberly whispering, and betraying by every word and movement that they none of them forgot what was happening and what was about to happen in the bedroom.
Chpt 1 *somberly = solemnly (in a manner that is serious--not cheerful or lighthearted)
- Thou dreamest that thou art wise because thou couldst utter those blasphemous words," he went on, with a somber and scornful smile.†
Chpt 5
- In reply Boris wrote these lines: Aliment de poison d'une ame trop sensible, Toi, sans qui le bonheur me serait impossible, Tendre melancholie, ah, viens me consoler, Viens calmer les tourments de ma sombre retraite, Et mele une douceur secrete A ces pleurs que je sens couler.†
Chpt 8
- But beneath the slope, by the cart with the wounded near the panting little nag where Pierre stood, it was damp, somber, and sad.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad