English Explanatory Dictionary

tenebrosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous.

Pronunciation

/tɛnɪˈbɹɒsɪti/ /tɛnəˈbɹɒsɪti/ /tɛnəˈbɹɑsəti/

Word forms

tenebrosity

Etymology

From Middle English tenebrosite, from Old French tenebrosité, ultimately from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Compare Medieval Latin tenebrōsitas, French ténébrosité. By surface analysis, tenebrose + -ity.

Synonyms

darkness obscurity gloom
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