Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbrous

/ˈʌmbɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: um-brous
IPA: /ˈʌmbɹəs/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Umbral, shadowy, or relating to shadows.

adj

Of an umber colour.

Example Sentences

"[Quoting Leonardo da Vinci:] Just as there are luminous bodies that emit luminous rays, so there are “umbrous” bodies that emit shadowing rays. An umbrous body is something solid and dense that blocks and creates (casts or projects) shadow, an[…]"
"... drowned in umbrous shadow."
"Indeed, human hope and aspiration has its too-brilliant facet, just as does the self have its too-umbrous shadow: "I don't know if it is reasonable to propose a 'radiant future' to tomorrow's humanity, but we would do well not[…]""
"Color in alcohol dark umber, largely uniform, […] Fins all umbrous, or rather dark brown."

Etymology

umbra + -ous

Inflected Forms

more umbrous (comparative) most umbrous (superlative)

Derived Forms

umbrously

Frequently Paired Words

umbral umbrageous umbrose

Questions

How do you pronounce umbrous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmbɹəs/.
What does umbrous mean?: Umbral, shadowy, or relating to shadows.
Where does umbrous come from?: umbra + -ous

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