tenebrous

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tenebrous

/ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/ UK
/ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/ UK
/ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/ US

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From Middle English tenebrose, from Anglo-Norman tenebrous (earlier tenebrus), from Latin tenebrōsus, itself from tenebrae (“darkness, shadows”).

adjective more tenebrous · most tenebrous · tenebrious

also, figuratively, literary Dark and gloomy; obscure. Over their heads the towering and tenebrous boughs of the cypress Met in a dusky arch,[…]
Similar: adumbral, blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular, dark, darksome, darkling, dim, dimpsy, dingy, dull

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adj dark and gloomy

Español	tenebroso
Português	tenebroso, trevoso
Français	ténébreux, obscur
Deutsch	düster, Schatten-
Italiano	tenebroso
Română	tenebros, întunecat
Русский	мра́чный mráčnyj, тёмный tjómnyj

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@misc{tenebrous_2026,
  title = {tenebrous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenebrous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}