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    ca·lig·i·nous
    /kəˈlijənəs/

    adjective

    • 1. misty, dim; obscure, dark: literary "the caliginous sky"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › caliginousCaliginous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Examples of caliginous in a Sentence. without a flashlight, there was no way to tell what kind of creatures lurked in the caliginous cave. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › caliginousCaliginous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of caliginous. adjective. dark and misty and gloomy. synonyms: dark. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Caliginous." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/caliginous. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024. Copy citation.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › caliginous_adjcaliginous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective caliginous mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective caliginous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCALIGINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. archaic. dark; dim. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness. caliginous in American English. (kəˈlɪdʒənəs ) adjective. Archaic. dark; obscure. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › caliginousCaliginous - definition of caliginous by The Free Dictionary

    Define caliginous. caliginous synonyms, caliginous pronunciation, caliginous translation, English dictionary definition of caliginous. adj. Dark, misty, and gloomy. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › caliginousCaliginous Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    adjective. Dark; obscure. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: obscure. murky. dusky. dim. dark. Origin of Caliginous. From Middle French caligineux (“misty, obscure”), from Latin cālīginōsus (“misty; dark, obscure”). From Wiktionary. From Latin cālīginōsus from cālīgō cālīgin- darkness.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › caliginouscaliginous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 28, 2024 · caliginous (comparative more caliginous, superlative most caliginous) (archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: dark Antonyms: see Thesaurus: shining

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › caliginousCALIGINOUS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Caliginous definition: misty; dim; dark.. See examples of CALIGINOUS used in a sentence.

  10. www.wordnik.com › words › caliginouscaliginous - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. adjective Dark, misty, and gloomy. from The Century Dictionary. Dim; obscure; dark. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adjective rare Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.

  11. redkiwiapp.com › en › english-guidecaliginous: Explore its Definition & Usage | RedKiwi Words

    The term 'caliginous' [kuh-lij-uh-nuhs] refers to something that is misty, dim, or dark, making it difficult to see. It can also mean something that is obscure or hard to understand, as in 'The meaning of the poem remained caliginous to me even after multiple readings.'