caliginous

[ kuh-lij-uh-nuh s ]
/ kəˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective Archaic.

misty; dim; dark.

Origin of caliginous

1540–50; < Latin cālīginōsus misty, equivalent to cālīgin- (stem of cālīgō) mist + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM caliginous

ca·lig·i·nos·i·ty [kuh-lij-uh-nos-i-tee] /kəˌlɪdʒ əˈnɒs ɪ ti/, ca·lig·i·nous·ness, noun ca·lig·i·nous·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for caliginosity

caliginous
/ (kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

archaic dark; dim

Word Origin for caliginous

C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness