tenebrose

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tenebrose, from Old French tenebros, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪbɹəʊs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəbɹoʊs/ === Adjective === tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose) (uncommon) Dark, tenebrous. Synonyms: cimmerian, darksome, stygian; see also Thesaurus:dark (figuratively) Obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible. Synonyms: enigmatic, fathomless, inscrutable; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible (figuratively) Morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized. Synonyms: barbarous, pagan, uncultured; see also Thesaurus:ignorant, Thesaurus:savage (figuratively) Gloomy. Synonyms: dusky, dim, dingy ==== Usage notes ==== Much less common than tenebrous. ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “tenebrose, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === beerstone == Italian == === Adjective === tenebrose feminine plural of tenebroso == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛ.nɛˈbroː.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [te.neˈbrɔː.s̬e] === Adjective === tenebrōse vocative masculine singular of tenebrōsus === References === “tenebrose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Middle English == === Alternative forms === tenebrus === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman tenebrous, from Latin tenebrōsus. === Adjective === tenebrose dark, gloomy ==== Descendants ==== English: tenebrous === References === “tenebrọ̄se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.