caliginous

[kuh-lij-uh-nuh s]

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adjective Archaic.

misty; dim; dark.

Origin of caliginous

1540–50; < Latin cālīginōsus misty, equivalent to cālīgin- (stem of cālīgō) mist + -ōsus -ous

Related formsca·lig·i·nos·i·ty

[kuh-lij-uh-nos-i-tee] /kəˌlɪdʒ əˈnɒs ɪ ti/, ca·lig·i·nous·ness, nounca·lig·i·nous·ly, adverb

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Related Words for caliginous

dim, gloomy, misty, murky, obscure

Examples from the Web for caliginous

Contemporary Examples of caliginous

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British Dictionary definitions for caliginous

caliginous

adjective

archaic dark; dim

Word Origin for caliginous

C16: from Latin cālīginōsus, from cālīgō darkness

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Word Origin and History for caliginous

adj.

1540s, from Latin caliginosus "misty," from caliginem (nominative caligo) "mistiness, darkness, fog, gloom." Related: Caliginosity.