tenebrose

English

Etymology

From Latin tenebrōsus, from tenebra (darkness).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪbɹoʊs/

Adjective

tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose)

  1. Dark; tenebrous.
  2. (figuratively) obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
  3. (figuratively) morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
  4. (figuratively) gloomy.

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Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

tenebrose

  1. feminine plural of tenebroso

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /te.neˈbroː.se/, [t̪ɛnɛˈbroːs̠ɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.neˈbro.se/, [t̪eneˈbrɔːs̬e]

Adjective

tenebrōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of tenebrōsus

References

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