ténébreux

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French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1100 as tenebrus. Borrowed from Latin tenebrōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.ne.bʁø/
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Adjective

ténébreux (feminine ténébreuse, masculine plural ténébreux, feminine plural ténébreuses)

  1. tenebrous; obscure; mysterious; stygian
  2. (of a person) saturnine; moody, somber, melancholic

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