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Sombre vs Dim - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between sombre and dim

is that sombre is gloom; obscurity; duskiness while dim is dimly, indistinctly.

As an adverb dim is

dimly, indistinctly.

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

    * ----

    dim

    Translingual

    Symbol

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