adj
tenebrous
Tenebrous (adj) means Dark, gloomy and hard to see clearly.
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Dark, gloomy and hard to see clearly.
"White was more delicate, more feminine, more beautiful. Dark was more robust, more masculine, more tenebrous."
— Georges Duby, Works and Days (1993)
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, which itself came from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).
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tenebrious
tenebrific
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What is the meaning of tenebrous?
"tenebrous" (adj) means dark, gloomy and hard to see clearly.
What is another word for tenebrous?
Other words for "tenebrous" include tenebrious, tenebrific.
What is the opposite of tenebrous?
The opposite of "tenebrous" is clear.
