adumbration
2 synonyms and 4 antonyms for adumbration, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The condition of being in shade, or, as a countable noun, a shadow itself.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The condition of being in shade, or, as a countable noun, a shadow itself.
Opposites
2. noun
A rough or symbolic picture of something, or an early, unclear sign of what is to come.
“The merest adumbration of an apology on Baron Veen's part would clinch the matter with a token of gracious finality.”
Opposites
Etymology
Comes from Latin adumbrātiō (“sketch; outline, silhouette; pretence, semblance”) plus -ion (suffix indicating a condition or state). Adumbrātiō itself derives from adumbrāre (present active infinitive of adumbrō, “to represent an object with light and shade, to shade; to represent in outline, to outline, silhouette, sk...
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