tenebrious

An archaic adjective meaning dark, gloomy, or obscure; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif littéraire ou rarement utilisé, signifiant sombre, ténébreux ou obscur au sens propre comme au sens figuré, caractérisé par l'obscurité et un caractère inquiétant ou peu clair.

1. Dark and gloomy C2 formal

   Characterized by darkness, obscurity, or a lack of light; often used to describe a somber or shadowy atmosphere.

   • The tenebrious forest was barely lit by the moon.
   • He walked through the tenebrious corridors of the old castle.
   • The room had a tenebrious quality that made her feel uneasy.

   🇫🇷Ténébreux, sombre

   Synonymes: darkdimduskygloomymurkyobscureshadowysomberstygiantenebrous

   Antonymes: brightclearlightluminousradiantsunny

• more tenebrious comparative form
• most tenebrious superlative form