The Only Use of
somber
in
The Giver
- The entire community had performed the Ceremony of Loss together, murmuring the name Caleb throughout an entire day, less and less frequently, softer in volume, as the long and somber day went on, so that the little Four seemed to fade away gradually from everyone's consciousness.
p. 44..5somber = sad
Definition:
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(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad