tenebrous
[ ten-uh-bruh s ]
/ ˈtɛn ə brəs /
adjective
dark; gloomy; obscure.
Also
te·neb·ri·ous
[tuh-neb-ree-uh s] /təˈnɛb ri əs/.
Origin of tenebrous
OTHER WORDS FROM tenebrous
ten·e·brous·ness, noun un·ten·e·brous, adjectiveWords nearby tenebrous
tendulkar,
tenebrae,
tenebrific,
tenebrionid,
tenebrism,
tenebrous,
tenectomy,
tenedos,
tenement,
tenerife,
tenesmic
Example sentences from the Web for tenebrous
British Dictionary definitions for tenebrous
tenebrous
tenebrious (təˈnɛbrɪəs)
/ (ˈtɛnəbrəs) /
adjective
gloomy, shadowy, or dark
Derived forms of tenebrous
tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ), tenebrousness or tenebriousness, nounWord Origin for tenebrous
C15: from Latin
tenebrōsus from
tenebrae darkness