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sombrío — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  • grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
  • lugubrious adj Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • mopey adj Gloomy, listless, and prone to sulking.
  • shadowy adjective Dim, dark, or full of shadows.
  • sombre adjective Dark, dim, or lacking in brightness.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.

Senses

sombrío is used for these senses in English:

  • dismal Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  • gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  • gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • grave Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful. [from 16th c.]
  • grim Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
  • lugubrious Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • shadowy In shadow; darkened by shadows.
  • sullen Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

dismal — full definition

  1. adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  2. adjective Very poor in quality or performance.

gloomy — full definition

  1. adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  2. adj Sad, pessimistic, or without hope.

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