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tenebrous

/ˈtenəbrəs/adjective

उच्चारण टेनब्रस

अँधेरा, तमसपूर्ण

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    literary

    dark and shadowy; difficult to understand

    अँधेरा, तमसपूर्ण

    • a tenebrous forest
    • A tenebrous corridor led to the old library.
    • The tenebrous cave gave off a damp, musty smell.
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    • Children were afraid to enter the tenebrous cellar.
    • Poets often describe the night as a tenebrous veil over the city.

    Synonyms dark gloomy shadowy murky obscure

    Opposite bright luminous clear radiant

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Keep the dark words together: tenebrous (literary), murky (dark and dirty; unclear), gloomy, sombre (dark in colour; sad and serious), stygian (very dark, literary), crepuscular (of twilight).

अँधेरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tenebrous (साहित्यिक), murky (अँधेरा और गंदा; अस्पष्ट), gloomy, sombre (गहरे रंग का; उदास और गंभीर), stygian (बहुत अँधेरा, साहित्यिक), crepuscular (गोधूलि का)।

Keep the bright words: luminous, radiant, effulgent (shining brightly, literary), resplendent.

चमक के शब्द याद रखिए: luminous, radiant, effulgent (तेज़ चमकता, साहित्यिक), resplendent।