tenebrious

ten·e·brous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-uh-bruh s]
- /ˈtɛn ə brəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-uh-bruh s]
- /ˈtɛn ə brəs/

Definition of tenebrious word

adjective tenebrious dark; gloomy; obscure. 1

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Origin of tenebrious

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tenebrōsus. See Tenebrae, -ous

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Parts of speech for Tenebrious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tenebrious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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