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View usage for: tenebrous in British English (ˈtɛnəbrəs) or tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs) adjectivegloomy, shadowy, or dark Derived forms tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness (ˈtenebrousness) or tenebriousness (teˈnebriousness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness tenebrous in American English (ˈtɛnəbrəs) adjective dark; gloomy : also teˈnebrious (təˈnɛbriəs) Word origin ME tenebrus < OFr < L tenebrosus < tenebrae: see temerity Examples of 'tenebrous' in a sentencetenebrous Synonyms of 'tenebrous'shadowy, dark, obscure, dim More Synonyms of tenebrous Additional synonymsDefinition having little or no light It was a dark and stormy night. Synonyms dim, murky, shady, shadowy, grey, cloudy, dingy, overcast, dusky, unlit, pitch-black, indistinct, poorly lit, sunless, tenebrous, darksome (literary), pitchy, unilluminated Definition badly lit The room was dim and cool and quiet. Synonyms poorly lit, dark, gloomy, murky, shady, shadowy, dusky, crepuscular, darkish, tenebrous, unilluminated, caliginous (archaic) Definition dull, neglected, and drab He took me to his rather dingy office. Synonyms dull, dark, dim, gloomy, murky, dreary, sombre, drab, colourless, dusky, bedimmed - tender for something
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Additional synonymsDefinition dim or shadowy He was walking down the road one dusky evening. Synonyms dim, twilight, shady, shadowy, gloomy, murky, cloudy, overcast, crepuscular, darkish, twilit, tenebrous, caliginous (archaic) Definition dark or dismal Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. Synonyms dark, dull, dim, dismal, black, grey, obscure, murky, dreary, sombre, shadowy, overcast, dusky, crepuscular, Stygian (literary), tenebrousDefinition gloomy or dark Their plane crashed in murky weather. Synonyms dark, gloomy, dismal, grey, dull, obscure, dim, dreary, cloudy, misty, impenetrable, foggy, overcast, dusky, nebulous, cheerlessDefinition unclear or indistinct The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist. Synonyms indistinct, vague, blurred, dark, clouded, faint, dim, gloomy, veiled, murky, fuzzy, shadowy, cloudy, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, indeterminate, dusky, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, obfuscated, indiscernible, tenebrousDefinition giving or casting shade After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot. Synonyms shaded, cool, shadowy, dim, leafy, bowery, bosky (literary), umbrageous Definition (of colour or clothes) dull or dark a worried official in sombre black Synonyms dark, dull, gloomy, sober, drabDefinition dark or gloomy Synonyms dark, black, gloomy, dreary, sombre, hellish, infernal, tenebrous, Hadean, caliginous (archaic), Tartarean The day dawned sunless and with a low cloud base. Synonyms cloudy, grey, gloomy, hazy, overcast, dark |