tenebrous

[ ten-uh-bruhs ]

/ ˈtɛn ə brəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenebrous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

dark; gloomy; obscure.

Also te·neb·ri·ous

[tuh-neb-ree-uhs]. /təˈnɛb ri əs/.

Origin of tenebrous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tenebrous

ten·e·brous·ness, nounun·ten·e·brous, adjective

Words nearby tenebrous

-tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic

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Example sentences from the Web for tenebrous

I can't recall any other detail, but the whole atmosphere was tenebrous and sinister.
The Capgras Shift|Sam Vaknin
Winged things that were not bats swooped and fluttered in the tenebrous air, whispering sibilantly—whispering in human voices.
The Secret of Kralitz|Henry Kuttner
This spot, however small, is enough to betray his tenebrous nature.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
Never had she looked to Ray so like an eagle, so keen, so fierce, so fit for braving either sun or tenebrous cavern.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

But her imagination was roving in the dim oil-lit streets of the tenebrous city, striving for the clairvoyance of love.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous

tenebrous

tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)

/ (ˈtɛnəbrəs) /

adjective

gloomy, shadowy, or dark

Derived forms of tenebrous

tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness or tenebriousness, noun

Word Origin for tenebrous

C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness

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单词	tenebrous
释义	tenebrous [ ten-uh-bruhs ] / ˈtɛn ə brəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenebrous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dark; gloomy; obscure. Also te·neb·ri·ous [tuh-neb-ree-uhs]. /təˈnɛb ri əs/. Origin of tenebrous First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tenebrōsus.See Tenebrae, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM tenebrous ten·e·brous·ness, nounun·ten·e·brous, adjective Words nearby tenebrous -tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenebrous I can't recall any other detail, but the whole atmosphere was tenebrous and sinister. The Capgras Shift\|Sam Vaknin Winged things that were not bats swooped and fluttered in the tenebrous air, whispering sibilantly—whispering in human voices. The Secret of Kralitz\|Henry Kuttner This spot, however small, is enough to betray his tenebrous nature. Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)\|Angelo de Gubernatis Never had she looked to Ray so like an eagle, so keen, so fierce, so fit for braving either sun or tenebrous cavern. The Precipice\|Elia Wilkinson Peattie But her imagination was roving in the dim oil-lit streets of the tenebrous city, striving for the clairvoyance of love. Dreamers of the Ghetto\|I. Zangwill British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous tenebrous tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs) / (ˈtɛnəbrəs) / adjective gloomy, shadowy, or dark Derived forms of tenebrous tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness or tenebriousness, noun Word Origin for tenebrous C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tenebrous ambiguous, dim, dingy, dusk, dusky, equivocal, gloomy, murky, obscure, shadowy, shady, somber, sunless, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, vague, caliginous, amphibological, lightless
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tenebrous

adjective

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tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)

adjective

Derived forms of tenebrous

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