tenebrific
/ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/
tenebrific adjective: producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
Adjective
tenebrific (comparative more tenebrific, superlative most tenebrific)
- Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
- Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night.
- It lightens, it brightens, / The tenebrific ſcene, / To meet with, and greet with / My Davie, or my Jean!1793, Robert Burns, “Epistle to Davie, A Brother Poet”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. […], 2nd edition, volume I, Edinburgh: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and William Creech, […], published...
tenebrific meaning in Tamil
tenebrific in Tamil
- இருள் உருவாக்கிய
Forms of tenebrific
| comparative | more tenebrific |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tenebrific |
Origin of tenebrific
From New Latin tenebrificus, from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -i- + -ficus (“making, causing”).
Words formed from tenebrific
Words that rhyme with tenebrific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
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- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- signific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- algific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- carbonific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lactific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
Questions about tenebrific
- What does tenebrific mean?
- Tenebrific means producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
- What is tenebrific in Tamil?
- Tenebrific in Tamil is இருள் உருவாக்கிய. See Tenebrific meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tenebrific?
- Tenebrific is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tenebrific?
- Tenebrific is pronounced /ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/.
Words near tenebrific in the dictionary
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