English Explanatory Dictionary

tenebrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dark and gloomy; obscure.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/ /ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tenebrous.wav

Word forms

tenebrous more tenebrous most tenebrous tenebrious

Etymology

] From Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, itself from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).

Synonyms

blear caliginous cimmerian crepuscular dark darksome darkling dim dimpsy dingy dull dusky fuliginous gloomy infernal leaden lightless mirksome murky murksome obscure shady somber sombrous stygian sunless swarthy tenebrose tenebrous twilightish umbrageous unilluminated

Related words

Tenebrae tenebricose tenebrific tenebrificous tenebrionid tenebrism tenebrity tenebrize tenebrose tenebrosity

Derived words

tenebrously tenebrousness
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