different between caliginous vs caliginousness

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French caligineux (“misty; obscure”), or directly from its Latin etymon c?l?gin?sus (“misty; dark, obscure”). C?l?gin?sus is derived from c?l?g?, c?l?ginis (“fog, mist, vapour; darkness, gloom”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??l?d??n?s/
• (General American) enPR: k?-l?j??-n?s, -l?j??-, IPA^(key): /k??l?d??n?s/, /-?l?d??-/
• Rhymes: -?d??n?s, -?d??n?s
• Hyphenation UK: ca?li?gin?ous, US: ca?lig?i?nous

Adjective

caliginous (comparative more caliginous, superlative most caliginous)

1. (archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dark

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:shining

Derived terms

• caliginosity
• caliginousness

Related terms

• caligation
• caligo

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References

Further reading

• caliginous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

caliginous +? -ness

Noun

caliginousness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being caliginous.

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