umbrous

Examples

• All

• The umbrous grove provided a cool retreat from the summer heat.

• The artist painted an umbrous landscape filled with deep shadows and soft light.

• The umbrous garden offered a cool retreat from the midday sun.

• Many artists prefer to paint in umbrous settings.

• The umbrous garden offered a cool retreat from the midday sun.

• We walked along an umbrous avenue lined with ancient trees.

• The umbrous grove provided a cool retreat from the summer heat.

Synonyms

M

murky

vsumbrous

56 4.9

A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog

is darkness from shade rather than from fog or smoke

S

shadowy

vsumbrous

22 3.3

A place that is partly dark because of shade

describes being dark from shade without indistinctness

S

shaded

vsumbrous

13 1.6

Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow

emphasizes being darkened specifically by shade

S

shady

vsumbrous

13 1.0

Sheltered from direct sunlight and pleasantly cool

is neutral description of darkness caused by shade

S

shadowed

vsumbrous

10 3.5

Darker because something blocks the light

focuses on shade as the direct cause of darkness

D

darkish

vsumbrous

1 2.0

A little less light in color than usual

describes darkness as shade caused, not just color darkness

U

umbrageous

vsumbrous

• Literature

1 9.9

Full of shade from trees

is a neutral word meaning darkened by shade

S

semishady

vsumbrous

1 6.9

Partly shaded and receiving some direct sunlight

is about full shade or shadow rather than partial exposure

S

semishade

vsumbrous

5.1

Partly protected from direct sun and good for some plants

relates to being darkened by shade generally not plant suitability

Antonyms

B

bright

510 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

I

illuminated

17 4.2

Lit up by electric lights so it can be seen at night

How Shady

dark

∞ 1.0

umbrous

• Archaic

1 9.9

shaded

13 1.6

dappled

8 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology