tenebrificadj.

/tɛnɪˈbrɪfɪk/

Etymology: < (? modern Latin tenebrificus , < ) Latin tenebrae darkness: see -fic suffix.

Causing or producing darkness; obscuring. (In quot. 1786 loosely for ‘dark, gloomy’.) tenebrific stars or tenebrific constellations: see tenebrificous adj. at Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective]

blinda1000

darkOE

lightlessOE

murkOE

therka1325

murkfula1400

unsheena1400

tenebrousc1420

tenebrose1490

tenebrate1492

sable?a1513

unlightsome1574

tenebrious1594

blindfold1601

Stygian1602

dayless1657

unenlightened1662

darklinga1718

rayless1727

tenebrific1786

twinkless1830

transdiurnal1848

glimmerless1889

gleamless1891

unlightened1896

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkening or obscuring

obscuring1594

filmy1691

tenebrificous1714

overcasting1739

darkling1801

tenebrific1825

1786 R. Burns Poems 148 It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene.

1825 T. Carlyle Life Schiller (1873) iii. 99 Its interpreters with us have been like ‘tenebrific stars’.

1827 T. Carlyle State Germ. Lit. in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 341 These are its ‘tenebrific constellation’, from which it ‘doth ray out darkness’ over the earth.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. vii. 94 Grammar, a topic rendered only more tenebrific by the labors of his successors.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iv. i. 383 Books done by pedants and tenebrific persons, under the name of men.

1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. iii. 198 Now begins The tenebrific passage of the tale.

Derivatives

teneˈbrificate v. rare (transitive) to darken, obfuscate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)]

obfusk1490

darken1526

obfuscate1536

perplex1547

overcloudc1550

offuscate1567

obscure1584

offusque1599

intenebrate1618

tenebrificatec1743

nubilate1801

riddle1817

obscurify1826

obfusticate1834

fog1847

c1743 in Mem. Eliz. Carter (1808) II. 147 The complete science of circumlocution, and the whole art of confounding, perplexing, puzzling, and tenebrificating a subject.

† teneˈbrificous adj. Obsolete tenebrific.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkening or obscuring

obscuring1594

filmy1691

tenebrificous1714

overcasting1739

darkling1801

tenebrific1825

1714 Spectator No. 582. ¶4. There are tenebrificous and dark stars, by whose influence night is brought on, and which do ray out darkness and obscurity upon the earth as the sun does light.

1714 Spectator No. 582. ¶5 I could mention several Authors who are tenebrificous Stars of the first Magnitude.

1852 K. H. Digby Compitum VI. i. 8 The danger of proceeding under the influence of several authors who are, it may be said, tenebrificous stars of the first magnitude.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenebrific
释义	tenebrificadj. /tɛnɪˈbrɪfɪk/ Etymology: < (? modern Latin tenebrificus , < ) Latin tenebrae darkness: see -fic suffix. Causing or producing darkness; obscuring. (In quot. 1786 loosely for ‘dark, gloomy’.) tenebrific stars or tenebrific constellations: see tenebrificous adj. at Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] blinda1000 darkOE lightlessOE murkOE therka1325 murkfula1400 unsheena1400 tenebrousc1420 tenebrose1490 tenebrate1492 sable?a1513 unlightsome1574 tenebrious1594 blindfold1601 Stygian1602 dayless1657 unenlightened1662 darklinga1718 rayless1727 tenebrific1786 twinkless1830 transdiurnal1848 glimmerless1889 gleamless1891 unlightened1896 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkening or obscuring obscuring1594 filmy1691 tenebrificous1714 overcasting1739 darkling1801 tenebrific1825 1786 R. Burns Poems 148 It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene. 1825 T. Carlyle Life Schiller (1873) iii. 99 Its interpreters with us have been like ‘tenebrific stars’. 1827 T. Carlyle State Germ. Lit. in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 341 These are its ‘tenebrific constellation’, from which it ‘doth ray out darkness’ over the earth. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. vii. 94 Grammar, a topic rendered only more tenebrific by the labors of his successors. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iv. i. 383 Books done by pedants and tenebrific persons, under the name of men. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. iii. 198 Now begins The tenebrific passage of the tale. Derivatives teneˈbrificate v. rare (transitive) to darken, obfuscate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] obfusk1490 darken1526 obfuscate1536 perplex1547 overcloudc1550 offuscate1567 obscure1584 offusque1599 intenebrate1618 tenebrificatec1743 nubilate1801 riddle1817 obscurify1826 obfusticate1834 fog1847 c1743 in Mem. Eliz. Carter (1808) II. 147 The complete science of circumlocution, and the whole art of confounding, perplexing, puzzling, and tenebrificating a subject. † teneˈbrificous adj. Obsolete tenebrific. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkening or obscuring obscuring1594 filmy1691 tenebrificous1714 overcasting1739 darkling1801 tenebrific1825 1714 Spectator No. 582. ¶4. There are tenebrificous and dark stars, by whose influence night is brought on, and which do ray out darkness and obscurity upon the earth as the sun does light. 1714 Spectator No. 582. ¶5 I could mention several Authors who are tenebrificous Stars of the first Magnitude. 1852 K. H. Digby Compitum VI. i. 8 The danger of proceeding under the influence of several authors who are, it may be said, tenebrificous stars of the first magnitude. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1714
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