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    caliginous
    /kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/

    adjective

    • 1. dark, dim, or misty: literary "the caliginous sky"

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

    Caliginous means misty or dark, and comes from Latin caligo, meaning darkness. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of caliginous.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › caliginousCALIGINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Caliginous definition: misty; dim; dark.. See examples of CALIGINOUS used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCALIGINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. caliginously. adverb. Word origin. [ 1540–50; ‹ L cālīginōsus misty, equiv. to cālīgin- (s. of cālīgō) mist + -ōsus -ous] Examples of 'caliginous' in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › caliginousCaliginous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    3 days ago · /kəˈlɪʤ (ə)nəs/ IPA guide. Definitions of caliginous. adjective. dark and misty and gloomy. synonyms: dark. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Caliginous." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/caliginous. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › caliginouscaliginous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 17, 2024 · caliginous (comparative more caliginous, superlative most caliginous) (archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: dark Antonyms: see Thesaurus: shining

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › caliginousCALIGINOUS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Caliginous means being without light or without much light. Find 90 similar and opposite words for caliginous, such as darkened, dark, murky, black, sombre, dusky, dim, and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › caliginousCaliginous - definition of caliginous by The Free Dictionary

    Caliginous means dark, misty, and gloomy, from Latin cālīginōsus. Find out more about its usage, pronunciation, and related words in this online dictionary.