Other spellings (US) somber Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /ˈsɒmbə/ (US) IPA (key): /ˈsɑmbɚ/ Audio (US)(file) Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: som‧bre Adjective Positive sombre Comparative more sombre Superlative most sombre If something is sombre, it is dark and gloomy.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads