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tenebrose

/ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tene-brose
IPA
/ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dark, tenebrous.

adj

Obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.

adj

Morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.

adj

Gloomy.

Etymology

From Middle English tenebrose, from Old French tenebros, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *temH-, tenebrose, tenebros, tenebrōsus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/
  • British English: /ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/

Inflected Forms

more tenebrose (comparative) most tenebrose (superlative)

Synonyms

cimmerian darksome stygian adumbral blear caliginous crepuscular dark darkling dim dimpsy dingy

Questions

How do you pronounce tenebrose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/.
What does tenebrose mean?
Dark, tenebrous.
Where does tenebrose come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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