"tenebrosity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛnɪˈbɹɒsɪti/ [UK], /tɛnəˈbɹɒsɪti/ [UK], /tɛnəˈbɹɑsəti/ [US]
Etymology: From Middle English tenebrosite, from Old French tenebrosité, ultimately from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Compare Medieval Latin tenebrōsitas, French ténébrosité. By surface analysis, tenebrose + -ity. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|tenebrosite}} Middle English tenebrosite, {{der|en|fro|tenebrosité}} Old French tenebrosité, {{der|en|la|tenebrae||darkness}} Latin tenebrae (“darkness”), {{cog|ML.|tenebrōsitas}} Medieval Latin tenebrōsitas, {{cog|fr|ténébrosité}} French ténébrosité, {{surf|en|tenebrose|-ity}} By surface analysis, tenebrose + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tenebrosity (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: darkness, obscurity, gloom Translations (the state of being tenebrous): ténèbres [feminine, plural] (French), ténébrosité [feminine] (French), tenebrosità [feminine] (Italian)
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