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tenebrous

adjective ten·e·brous \ˈte-nə-brəs\

Definition of TENEBROUS

1
:  shut off from the light :  dark, murky <tenebrous depths>
2
:  hard to understand :  obscure <a tenebrous affair>
3
:  causing gloom
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Origin of TENEBROUS

Middle English, from Anglo-French tenebreus, from Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TENEBROUS

Synonyms
black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, dark, unlit
Antonyms
bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous

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