umber n. + Add to list UK //ˈʌmbɐ// um·ber SynonymsEtymology Synonyms chocolatecoffeeOriginLATumbra→OFRumbre→FRMombre→ENumber From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.