tenebrose

English

Etymology

From Middle English tenebrose, from Old French tenebros, from Latin tenebrōsus (dark, gloomy).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose) (uncommon)

  1. Dark, tenebrous.
  2. (figuratively) Obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
  3. (figuratively) Morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
  4. (figuratively) Gloomy.

Usage notes

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *temH- (0 c, 16 e)

References

  1. ^ tenebrọ̄se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ tenebrose,tenebrous”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer, (Can we date this quote?)

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

tenebrose

  1. feminine plural of tenebroso

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenebrōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of tenebrōsus

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tenebrous, from Latin tenebrōsus.

Adjective

tenebrose

  1. dark, gloomy

Descendants

  • English: tenebrous

References