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Tenebrific

Definition: Tenebrific

Tenebrific

Adjective

1. Dark and gloomy; "a tenebrous cave".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tenebrific" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references)

Etymology: Tenebrific \Ten`e*brif"ic\, adjective. [Latin expression tenebrae darkness facere to make.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Tenebrific

Synonyms: tenebrious (adj), tenebrous (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Tenebrific

English words defined with "tenebrific": Tenebrificous. (references)

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Modern Translations: Tenebrific

Language Translations for "tenebrific"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Farsi 

  

تاریکی اور, تاریک کننده , تاریک وتیره , ظلمانی . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Tenebrific"

Words rhyming with "tenebrific" (pronounced 'Ten`e*brif"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Tenebrific

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-f-i-i-n-r-t"

-2 letters: frenetic, infecter, reincite, reinfect.

-3 letters: benefic, benefit, citrine, crinite, eirenic, enteric, enticer, inciter, neritic, niftier, niterie, terebic.

-4 letters: befret, bereft, center, centre, cerite, citrin, cretin, entice, entire, feirie, fencer, ferine, fibrin, fierce, finite, incite, infect, irenic, nitric, recent, recite, refect, refine, retine, tenrec, terbic, tierce, tinier, triene.

-5 letters: befit, beret, binit, biter, brent, brief, brine, citer, enter, erect, feint, fence, fiber, fibre, ficin, finer, icier, inert, infer, inter, nicer, niece, niter, nitre, rebec, recti, refit, rente, retie, ricin, terce, terne, treen, tribe, trice, trine.

 Words containing the letters "b-c-e-e-f-i-i-n-r-t"
 

+4 letters: enforceability.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Tenebrific


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 65 6E 65 62 72 69 66 69 63

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    .    -.    .    -...    .-.    ..    ..-.    ..    -.-.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100101 01101110 01100101 01100010 01110010 01101001 01100110 01101001 01100011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#101 &#110 &#101 &#98 &#114 &#105 &#102 &#105 &#99

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0065 006E 0065 0062 0072 0069 0066 0069 0063

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54718071688475727569

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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