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Sombre vs Frowning - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sombre and frowning

is that sombre is gloom; obscurity; duskiness while frowning is the act of giving a frown.

As verbs the difference between sombre and frowning

is that sombre is to make sombre or dark; to make shady while frowning is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective sombre

is dark; gloomy.

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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    frowning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a frown.
  • * Isaac Watts
    • Let all the creatures above and below frown and scowl upon me; if my Creator smile, I am happy; nor can all their frownings diminish my complete joy.