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Shaded vs Sombre - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between shaded and sombre

is that shaded is being in the shade, not in direct light while sombre is dark; gloomy.

As verbs the difference between shaded and sombre

is that shaded is past tense of shade while sombre is to make sombre or dark; to make shady.

As a noun sombre is

gloom; obscurity; duskiness.

shaded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being in the shade, not in direct light.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shade)

    • Anagrams

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    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)

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