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tetro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dark adj Having little or no light.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.

Senses

tetro is used for these senses in English:

  • dark Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  • dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
  • gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  • grim Ghastly or sinister.
  • sullen Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

dark — full definition

  1. adj Having little or no light.
  2. adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
  3. adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
  4. noun The absence of light; nightfall.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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