Both Uses
somber
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Edited)
- That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish.
p. 11.1 *sombre = cheerless (without humor or fun)unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use somber.
- My visitor was, indeed, on fire with sombre excitement.
p. 77.3sombre = serious--without humor or fununconventional 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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)