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tenebroso

tenebroso

Italian

Adjective

tenebroso m (feminine singular tenebrosa, masculine plural tenebrosi, feminine plural tenebrose)

  1. dark, gloomy, creepy, anxiety inspiring
  2. mysterious

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Latin

Adjective

tenebrōsō

  1. dative masculine singular of tenebrōsus
  2. dative neuter singular of tenebrōsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of tenebrōsus
  4. ablative neuter plural of tenebrōsus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae (darkness).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨ.nɨ.ˈβɾo.zu/
  • Hyphenation: te‧ne‧bro‧so

Adjective

tenebroso m (feminine singular tenebrosa, masculine plural tenebrosos, feminine plural tenebrosas, comparable)

  1. dark, gloomy
  2. frightful
  3. tenebrous

Synonyms

  • (frightful): see Wikisaurus:amedrontador

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin tenebrosus, from tenebra (darkness)

Adjective

tenebroso m (feminine singular tenebrosa, masculine plural tenebrosos, feminine plural tenebrosas)

  1. tenebrous

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