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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespenombra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /peˈnom.bra/
"Camminavano nella penombra della sera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state or condition of being almost completely dark, with very little light remaining.
"As the sun set below the horizon, the room slipped into a quiet near-darkness." - 2
An environment or setting where visibility is severely impaired due to insufficient illumination.
"He fumbled through the near-darkness of the hallway looking for the light switch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'nēah' (close, nigh) and 'deorc' (dark, obscure), paired with the Germanic suffix '-nesu' denoting a state or condition. The compound emerged in the late Middle English period to describe lighting conditions just short of absolute pitch-blackness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Near-darkness" is said worldwide
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pénombre
Transliteration: /pe.nɔ̃bʁ/
"La pièce était plongée dans la pénombre."
Halbdunkel
Transliteration: /ˈhalpˌdʊŋkl̩/
"Im Halbdunkel konnte sie sein Gesicht kaum erkennen."
penombra
Transliteration: /peˈnom.bra/
"Camminavano nella penombra della sera."
penumbra
Transliteration: /peˈnum.bɾa/
"La habitación quedó en la penumbra tras apagar la lámpara."
penumbra
Transliteration: /peˈnũ.bɾa/
"Eles conversavam na penumbra da sala."
धुंधलका
Transliteration: dhundhalkaa
"शाम होते ही कमरा धुंधलका में डूब गया।"
微暗
Transliteration: wēi àn
"他们在微暗的房间里低声交谈。"
어스름
Transliteration: eoseureum
"방 안은 어스름 속에 잠겨 있었다."
薄暗がり
Transliteration: ususgarari
"彼は薄暗がりの中で鍵を探した。"
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