The Only Use of
somber
in
The Great Gatsby
- The friends looked out at us with the tragic eyes and short upper lips of southeastern Europe, and I was glad that the sight of Gatsby's splendid car was included in their sombre holiday.
p. 69.1sombre = cheerless (without humor or fun)unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use somber.
Definitions:
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(1)
(somber as in: a somber mood) serious (without cheer or lightheartedness); or sad
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(2)
(somber as in: somber colors) lacking brightness or color -- perhaps gloomy