All 5 Uses of
somber
in
The Maze Runner
- That night dinner proved to be a somber affair, and it had nothing to do with the food.
p. 108.4somber = serious (without cheer or lightheartedness)
- Newt looked at him, his face suddenly somber.
p. 177.2
- A somber mood rested over the Glade, an easy thing to happen when all is gray.
p. 228.3
- No one said much, the mood somber and grim.
p. 252.2 *
- The mood hanging over the Gladers as they ate couldn't have been more somber or sodden with fear.
p. 325.1
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