tenebrous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- tenebrosity noun
- tenebrousness noun
- untenebrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of tenebrous
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word tenebrōsus. See Tenebrae, -ous
Example Sentences
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It opens with a D flat in the low strings, winds and brass, a tenebrous and flatly final sound incapable of being dislodged by the thwacks and thumps surrounding it.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
By the same token, Spanish cinema at large has been reluctant to engage with that tenebrous period.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021
The shadowing is more tightly contained in Hsin-Hsi Chen’s intricate paper sculptures, whose multi-planar surfaces are covered with tenebrous graphite, charcoal, ink and paint.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019
As I played, it made me think of all the aquariums I’ve visited, places of mystery and tenebrous beauty more alien than anything sprung from a filmmaker’s imagination.
From Time • Aug. 2, 2016
She cannot persuade Felicia to take off her nightgown, to allow light in the tenebrous house.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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