caliginous
- adjective
- /kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/
- Archaic
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caliginoso
- The forest was caliginous, with shadows lurking between the trees and a thick mist hanging in the air.
Examples
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He found the caliginous alley dark and unsettling, each corner shrouded in an unsettling haze.
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You clinking, clanking, clattering... ...collection of caliginous junk!
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As the sun set behind the mountains, the sky turned caliginous, enveloping the landscape in an eerie gloom.
Synonyms
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2.3
Dark and not well lit so a place feels sad
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5.1
Hard to see or understand because it is not clear
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9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes a place feel sad or scary
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes a place feel scary
Dark and sad in a way that makes you feel unhappy
Very dark and gloomy with no light
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
caliginous = caligin + ous
Formed from a non-productive Latin combining form 'caligin-' plus the adjective suffix '-ous'; the root is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot transparently derive the meaning.
Etymology
Caliginous comes from the Latin word caligo, which means 'darkness' or 'mist'. So a caliginous place feels dim and gloomy, like a town covered in thick fog.