Tenebrity
/tɪˈnɛb.rə.ti/noun
The quality or state of being dark, obscure, or lacking illumination.
Did you know?Its ancestor, Latin tenebrae, appears in the Christian phrase Tenebrae, a ritual service of darkness traditionally associated with the final days before Easter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*temes-
“Darkness or obscurity; a reconstructed root associated with the absence of light”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
tamas
“Darkness, gloom, or spiritual ignorance; also one of the three guṇas in Indian philosophy”
Classical Latin
Latin
tenebrae
“Darkness, shadows, or obscurity”
Late Latin
Latin
tenebritas
“Darkness or obscurity, formed from tenebra”
Middle English
English
tenebrite
“Darkness or obscurity”
Modern English
English
tenebrity
“The condition of being dark, obscure, or shadowed”