Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenebrific

/ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tene-brif-ic
IPA: /ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.

Example Sentences

"Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night."
"It lightens, it brightens, / The tenebrific ſcene, / To meet with, and greet with / My Davie, or my Jean!"

Etymology

From New Latin tenebrificus, from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -i- + -ficus (“making, causing”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *temH-, tenebrificus, tenebrae

Inflected Forms

more tenebrific (comparative) most tenebrific (superlative)

Derived Forms

tenebrificous

Synonyms

tenebrous tenebrious

Rhymes With

specific scientific pacific terrific horrific prolific honorific hieroglyphic calorific soporific unspecific transpacific

Questions

How do you pronounce tenebrific?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/.
What does tenebrific mean?: Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
Where does tenebrific come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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