You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 18.
Museum Day
Today’s word is somber, spelled s-o-m-b-e-r.
somber /ˈsɒmbə $ ˈsɑːmbər/ adjective
sad and serious SYN grave
They sat in somber silence.
We were all in a somber mood that night.
Her death put us in a somber mood.
The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.
dark and without any bright colors
He wore a somber black suit.
Built in 1912, the mansion’s exterior originally featured a somber red brick facade.
— Howard Walker, Robb Report, "Home of the Week: This $17 Million Mansion in San Francisco Is Straight Out of Paris’s 6th Arrondissement," 27 Apr. 2021
With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.
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