tenebrous

ten·e·brous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-uh-bruh s]
- /ˈtɛn ə brəs/
- /te.nə.brəs/

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

Definitions of tenebrous word

adjective tenebrous dark; gloomy; obscure. 1
adjective tenebrous gloomy, shadowy, or dark 0
adjective tenebrous dark; gloomy 0

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Origin of tenebrous

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 Tenebrous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tenebrous

tenebrous 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.

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Synonyms for tenebrous

adj tenebrous

ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
aphotic — characterized by or growing in the absence of light
at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
cimmerian — very dark; gloomy
clear as mud — not at all clear

adjective tenebrous

amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
dim — DIM statement
dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.

All 40 Synonyms of tenebrous