tetro

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tetro

  • /ˈtɛtro/

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dal latino taeter

adjective tetri · tetra · tetre · tetrissimo teterrimo · tetrissimi teterrimi · tetrissima teterrima

  1. che evoca il buio e induce tristezza o paura
  2. figuratively che è oscuro, pericoloso

Similar: angoscioso, buio, fosco, funereo, lugubre, oscuro, scuro, sinistro, squallido, tenebroso, accigliato, chiuso, cupo, imbronciato, ipocondriaco, malinconico, sgradevole, taciturno, triste, desolato, minaccioso, opprimente, pauroso · Opposite: ameno, chiaro, luminoso, piacevole, solare, allegro, contento, felice, lieto, sereno, sorridente, tranquillo

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In English

  • dark having an absolute or relative lack of light
  • gloomy imperfectly illuminated
  • dour expressing gloom or melancholy
  • grim ghastly or sinister
  • sullen dismal

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"tetro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/tetro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tetro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/tetro

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"tetro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/tetro.

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@misc{tetro_2026,
  title = {tetro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/tetro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}