"tetro" meaning in Italiano

See tetro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛtro/ Forms: tetri [positive, masculine, plural], tetra [positive, feminine, singular], tetre [positive, feminine, plural], tetrissimo teterrimo [absolute, superlative, masculine, singular], tetrissimi teterrimi [absolute, superlative, masculine, plural], tetrissima teterrima [absolute, superlative, feminine, singular], tetrissime teterrime [absolute, superlative, feminine, plural]
  1. che evoca il buio e induce tristezza o paura
    Sense id: it-tetro-it-adj-uTDEV7O5
  2. che è oscuro, pericoloso Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: it-tetro-it-adj-XjdAtqOR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tetraggine, tetramente Translations: sullen (inglese), bleak (inglese), dismal (inglese), grim (inglese) Translations (buio, cupo): gloomy (inglese), dark (inglese) Translations (persona cupa): gloomy (inglese), glum (inglese), brooding (inglese)

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ameno"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiaro"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "word": "piacevole"
    },
    {
      "word": "solare"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "di individuo"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "allegro"
    },
    {
      "word": "contento"
    },
    {
      "word": "felice"
    },
    {
      "word": "lieto"
    },
    {
      "word": "sereno"
    },
    {
      "word": "sorridente"
    },
    {
      "word": "tranquillo"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Aggettivi in italiano",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tetraggine"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetramente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latino taeter"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tetri",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetra",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetre",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissimo\n teterrimo",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissimi\n teterrimi",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissima\n teterrima",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissime\n teterrime",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tè",
        "tro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italiano",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "che evoca il buio e induce tristezza o paura"
      ],
      "id": "it-tetro-it-adj-uTDEV7O5"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "che è oscuro, pericoloso"
      ],
      "id": "it-tetro-it-adj-XjdAtqOR",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛtro/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "angoscioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "buio"
    },
    {
      "word": "fosco"
    },
    {
      "word": "funereo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lugubre"
    },
    {
      "word": "oscuro"
    },
    {
      "word": "scuro"
    },
    {
      "word": "sinistro"
    },
    {
      "word": "squallido"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenebroso"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "di individuo"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "accigliato"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiuso"
    },
    {
      "word": "cupo"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbronciato"
    },
    {
      "word": "ipocondriaco"
    },
    {
      "word": "malinconico"
    },
    {
      "word": "sgradevole"
    },
    {
      "word": "taciturno"
    },
    {
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "desolato"
    },
    {
      "word": "minaccioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "opprimente"
    },
    {
      "word": "pauroso"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine",
    "singular"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "buio, cupo",
      "word": "gloomy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "buio, cupo",
      "word": "dark"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "gloomy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "glum"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "brooding"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "sullen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bleak"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "dismal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "grim"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetro"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ameno"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiaro"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "word": "piacevole"
    },
    {
      "word": "solare"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "di individuo"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "allegro"
    },
    {
      "word": "contento"
    },
    {
      "word": "felice"
    },
    {
      "word": "lieto"
    },
    {
      "word": "sereno"
    },
    {
      "word": "sorridente"
    },
    {
      "word": "tranquillo"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Aggettivi in italiano"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tetraggine"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetramente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latino taeter"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tetri",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetra",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetre",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissimo\n teterrimo",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissimi\n teterrimi",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissima\n teterrima",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tetrissime\n teterrime",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "superlative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tè",
        "tro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italiano",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "che evoca il buio e induce tristezza o paura"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "che è oscuro, pericoloso"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛtro/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "angoscioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "buio"
    },
    {
      "word": "fosco"
    },
    {
      "word": "funereo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lugubre"
    },
    {
      "word": "oscuro"
    },
    {
      "word": "scuro"
    },
    {
      "word": "sinistro"
    },
    {
      "word": "squallido"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenebroso"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "di individuo"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "accigliato"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiuso"
    },
    {
      "word": "cupo"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbronciato"
    },
    {
      "word": "ipocondriaco"
    },
    {
      "word": "malinconico"
    },
    {
      "word": "sgradevole"
    },
    {
      "word": "taciturno"
    },
    {
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "desolato"
    },
    {
      "word": "minaccioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "opprimente"
    },
    {
      "word": "pauroso"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine",
    "singular"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "buio, cupo",
      "word": "gloomy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "buio, cupo",
      "word": "dark"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "gloomy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "glum"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "persona cupa",
      "word": "brooding"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "sullen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bleak"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "dismal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "inglese",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "grim"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetro"
}

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