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Sombre vs Balayage - What's the difference?

sombre | balayage |

As nouns the difference between sombre and balayage

is that sombre is gloom; obscurity; duskiness while balayage is a hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.

As an adjective sombre

is dark; gloomy.

As a verb sombre

is to make sombre or dark; to make shady.

sombre

English

Alternative forms

* (US ) somber

Adjective

(er)
  • Dark; gloomy.
  • Dull or dark in colour.
  • Melancholy; dismal.
  • * Beaconsfield
    • The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short.
  • Grave.
    • a sombre situation

    Synonyms

    * melancholy * dreary * dire * dismal

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness

    • Verb

  • To make sombre or dark; to make shady.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    balayage

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.
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