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penumbra
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PENUMBRA
1
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays <the lunar eclipse began with a subtle darkening of the lunar surface as it passed within the Earth's penumbra>
Related Words blackness, dimness, duskiness, gloom, gloominess, murkiness, obscurity, semidarkness, somberness; cloudiness
Near Antonyms brightness, brilliance, effulgence, illumination, incandescence, light, lightness, lucidity, lucidness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, radiance, radiancy
2
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth <a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city>
Synonyms blanket, cope, cover, covering, coverture, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps
Related Words blind, concealer, screen, shield; fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse; camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer; gloss, varnish
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