Synonyms of the word

sombre

• adj. Dark; gloomy.
• adj. Dull or dark in colour.
• adj. Melancholy; dismal.
• adj. Grave.
• n. (obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness.
• v. To make sombre or dark; to make shady.

cheerless

• adj. devoid of cheer; gloomy.

colorless

• adj. American standard spelling of colourless.

colourless

• adj. Having little or no colour.
• adj. (of a liquid) Water white.
• adj. Lacking in interest or variety.

drab

• adj. Dull, uninteresting, particularly of colour.
• n. A fabric, usually of thick wool or cotton, having a drab colour.
• n. The colour of this fabric; a dun, dull grey, or or dull brownish yellow.
• n. A wooden box, used in saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
• n. (dated) A dirty or untidy woman; a slattern.
• n. (dated) A promiscuous woman, a slut; a prostitute.
• n. A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
• v. (obsolete) To consort with prostitutes.

melancholy

• adj. Affected with great sadness or depression.
• n. (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
• n. Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

sober

• adj. not drunk; not intoxicated.
• adj. not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
• adj. moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
• adj. dull; not bright or colorful.
• adj. subdued; solemn; grave.
• v. (often with up) To make or become sober.
• v. (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

somber

• adj. Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
• adj. Dark, lacking color or brightness.
• v. Alternative form of sombre.

uncheerful

• adj. Not cheerful.