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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