different between gloomy vs tenebrose

English

Etymology

From gloom +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??lu?mi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??lumi/
• Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

gloomy (comparative gloomier, superlative gloomiest)

1. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

   Synonyms: dusky, dim, clouded; see also Thesaurus:dark

2. Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.

   Synonyms: bleak, dreary, miserable; see also Thesaurus:cheerless

Derived terms

• (the) gloomies

Translations

Further reading

• gloomy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Latin tenebr?sus, from tenebra (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?n?b???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?n?b?o?s/

Adjective

tenebrose (comparative more tenebrose, superlative most tenebrose)

1. Dark; tenebrous.
2. (figuratively) obscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
3. (figuratively) morally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
4. (figuratively) gloomy.

See also

• tenebrous

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “tenebrose”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• beerstone

Italian

Adjective

tenebrose

1. feminine plural of tenebroso

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /te.ne?bro?.se/, [t??n??b?o?s??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.ne?bro.se/, [t??n??b???s??]

Adjective

tenebr?se

1. vocative masculine singular of tenebr?sus

References

• tenebrose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press