What does tenebrous mean?
Definitions for tenebrous
ˈtɛn ə brəs; təˈnɛb ri əstene·brous
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Princeton's WordNet
tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebriousadjective
dark and gloomy
"a tenebrous cave"
Wiktionary
tenebrousadjective
Dark and gloomy.
Etymology: tenebrous (earlier tenebrus) from tenebrosus, itself from tenebrae.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tenebricose, Tenebrousadjective
Dark; gloomy.
Etymology: tenebricosus, tenebrosus, Latin.
ChatGPT
tenebrous
Tenebrous is an adjective that generally refers to something that is dark, shadowy, or gloomy. It can be used to describe physical darkness, such as a tenebrous room with no lights, or metaphorical darkness, as in a tenebrous mood or period of history. It originates from Latin "tenebrōsus" meaning "dark, gloomy".
Webster Dictionary
Tenebrousadjective
dark; gloomy; dusky; tenebrious
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tenebrous
ten′e-brus, adj. dark: gloomy—also Ten′ebrose.—n.pl. Tenebræ (ten′e-brē), an office held by Roman Catholics on Good Friday and the preceding two days, consisting of the matins and lauds of the following day. During it the church is gradually darkened by the putting out of all the candles but one, which for a time (as a symbol of our Lord's death and burial) is hidden at the Epistle corner of the altar.—adj. Tenebrif′ic, producing darkness.—ns. Tēneb′rio, a genus of beetles, including the meal-worm; Tenebros′ity, darkness. [L. tenebrosus—tenebræ, darkness.]
Editors Contribution
tenebrous
Tenebrous (adj) meaning dark, there is no light.
Tenebrous is hard to understand or limited plan.
Submitted by pinkss5 on October 21, 2015
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tenebrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tenebrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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