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    tenebrosity
    /tɛnəˈbrɒsɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being dark or shadowy. literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tenebrosityTenebrosity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ten· e· bros· i· ty. -sətē, -i. plural -es. : darkness. switches off the light, calls for the first slide, and talks for three quarters of an hour in Stygian tenebrosity Lancet. Word History. Etymology. Medieval Latin tenebrositat-, tenebrositas, from Latin tenebrosus dark + -itat-, -itas ity. Love words?

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tenebrositytenebrosity - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · tenebrosity (uncountable) The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous. Synonyms: darkness, obscurity, gloom

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tenebrousTenebrous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : shut off from the light : dark, murky. tenebrous depths. 2. : hard to understand : obscure. a tenebrous affair. 3. : causing gloom. Did you know? Tenebrous can mean both “obscure” and “murky,” but its history is crystal clear. Etymologists know that the word comes from the Latin noun tenebrae, meaning “darkness.”

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › tenebrosityTenebrosity - definition of tenebrosity by The Free Dictionary

    Define tenebrosity. tenebrosity synonyms, tenebrosity pronunciation, tenebrosity translation, English dictionary definition of tenebrosity. also te·neb·ri·ous adj. Dark and gloomy. ten′e·bros′i·ty n.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTENEBROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    tenebrous in British English. (ˈtɛnəbrəs ) or tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs ) adjective. gloomy, shadowy, or dark. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ ), tenebrousness (ˈtenebrousness) or tenebriousness (teˈnebriousness) noun.

  7. www.thesaurus.com › browse › tenebrosity30 Synonyms & Antonyms for TENEBROSITY | Thesaurus.com

    Find 30 different ways to say TENEBROSITY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › tenebrosity_ntenebrosity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun tenebrosity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for tenebrosity is from 1490, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › tenebrousTENEBROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. dark; gloomy; obscure. tenebrous. / ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ; təˈnɛbrɪəs; ˈtɛnəbrəs / adjective. gloomy, shadowy, or dark. Discover More. Derived Forms. tenebrosity, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. ten e·brous·ness noun. un·ten e·brous adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of tenebrous 1.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tenebrousTenebrous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Your big, spooky house with its long, tenebrous passageways and dark corners would be a perfect place to have a Halloween party. The adjective tenebrous is a perfect way to describe something that's dark and creepy, like a weirdly shadowed room in a castle or a gloomy cave.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › tenebrosityTenebrosity Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Tenebrosity definition: The state or quality of being <a>tenebrose</a> or <a>tenebrous</a>.