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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

    Tenebrosity is a noun that means darkness, from Latin tenebrosus. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and examples in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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    From Middle English tenebrosite, from Old French tenebrosité, ultimately from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Compare Medieval Latin tenebrōsitas, French ténébrosité. By surface analysis, tenebrose +‎ -ity.

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    (UK) IPA(key): /tɛnɪˈbɹɒsɪti/, /tɛnəˈbɹɒsɪti/
    (US) IPA(key): /tɛnəˈbɹɑsəti/

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    tenebrosity (uncountable) 1. The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous. 1.1. Synonyms: darkness, obscurity, gloom 1.1. 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company,[…], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 376: 1.1.1. This tenebrosityof the interior, he proceeded to say, hath not been ...

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    Tenebrosity is the state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous, meaning dark or obscure. It comes from Latin tenebrae and has synonyms such as darkness and gloom.

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  4. 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.

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

    Tenebrous means gloomy, shadowy, or dark. It comes from Latin tenebrōsus, meaning darkness. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.

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

    Tenebrous means dark, murky, obscure, or causing gloom. It comes from the Latin word tenebrae, meaning "darkness". See synonyms, examples, and word history of tenebrous.

  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...

    Tenebrosity is a noun meaning darkness or gloominess. It comes from the Latin tenebra, meaning darkness. See usage, pronunciation, and frequency of this word in modern English.