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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestenebroso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /te.neˈβɾo.so/
"Había un silencio tenebroso en el bosque abandonado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Strange and frightening, especially in a way that suggests the influence of supernatural forces.
"An eerie silence fell over the abandoned house as night began to approach." - 2
Causing a vague sense of fear, uneasiness, or creepiness.
"He felt an eerie sensation that someone was watching him from the shadows."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'eiry' or 'eri', meaning fearful or timid, originating from Old English 'earg', meaning cowardly or sluggish. Over the centuries, the semantic focus shifted from feeling fear to inspiring fear or unease, particularly regarding the supernatural or uncanny.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eerie" is said worldwide
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inquiétant
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃/
"Il y avait un silence inquiétant dans la forêt."
unheimlich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌhaɪmlɪç/
"Es gab ein unheimliches Schweigen in dem alten Haus."
inquietante
Transliteration: /inkwjeˈtante/
"C'era un silenzio inquietante nella stanza vuota."
tenebroso
Transliteration: /te.neˈβɾo.so/
"Había un silencio tenebroso en el bosque abandonado."
assustador
Transliteration: /a.sus.taˈdoɾ/
"Havia um silêncio assustador na casa antiga."
रहस्यमयी
Transliteration: rahasyamayi
"उस सुनसान घर में एक डरावनी खामोशी छाई हुई थी।"
怪异的
Transliteration: guài yì de
"森林里笼罩着一种怪异的寂静。"
기괴한
Transliteration: gigoehan
"그 버려진 저택에는 기괴한 정적이 감돌았다."
気味の悪い
Transliteration: kimi no warui
"その古い家には気味の悪い静けさがあった。"
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