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  2. The meaning of TENEBROSITY is darkness. How to use tenebrosity in a sentence.

  3. What does the noun tenebrosity mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun tenebrosity . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  4. Define tenebrosity. tenebrosity synonyms, tenebrosity pronunciation, tenebrosity translation, English dictionary definition of tenebrosity. also te·neb·ri·ous adj. Dark and gloomy. ten′e·bros′i·ty n.

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    From Middle English tenebrosite, from Old French tenebrosité, ultimately from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Compare Medieval Latin tenebrōsitas, French ténébrosité. By surface analysis, tenebrose +‎ -ity.

    (UK) IPA(key): /tɛnɪˈbɹɒsɪti/, /tɛnəˈbɹɒsɪti/
    (US) IPA(key): /tɛnəˈbɹɑsəti/

    tenebrosity (uncountable) 1. The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous. 1.1. Synonyms: darkness, obscurity, gloom 1.1. 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company,[…], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 376: 1.1.1. This tenebrosityof the interior, he proceeded to say, hath not been ...

  5. What does the adjective tenebrous mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tenebrous , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. tene·bros·i·ty. This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tenebrosity. Did you actually mean temporary state? Wiktionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes. tenebrosity noun. The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous.

  7. 6 days ago · adjective. gloomy, shadowy, or dark. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tenebrosity (ˌtɛnəˈbrɒsɪtɪ ), tenebrousness (ˈtenebrousness) or tenebriousness (teˈnebriousness) noun. Word origin. C15: from Latin tenebrōsus from tenebrae darkness.

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