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Meaning of "umbrous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UMBROUS

umbrous  [ˈʌmbrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMBROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Umbrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UMBROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of umbrous in the English dictionary

The definition of umbrous in the dictionary is shady or shadowed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UMBROUS


cribrous
ˈkrɪbrəs
cumbrous
ˈkʌmbrəs
fibrous
ˈfaɪbrəs
glabrous
ˈɡleɪbrəs
Imbros
ˈɪmbrəs
penumbrous
penˈʌmbrəs
scabrous
ˈskeɪbrəs
slumbrous
ˈslʌmbrəs
sombrous
ˈsɒmbrəs
tenebrous
ˈtɛnəbrəs
unslumbrous
ʌnˈslʌmbrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UMBROUS

umbratic
umbratical
umbratile
umbratilous
umbrel
umbrella
umbrella bird
umbrella bush
umbrella pine
umbrella plant
umbrella stand
umbrella tree
umbrella-like
umbrere
umbrette
Umbria
Umbrian
Umbriel
umbriferous

WORDS THAT END LIKE UMBROUS

adventurous
anhydrous
dangerous
decorous
disastrous
ferrous
generous
glamorous
glamourous
humorous
monstrous
murderous
nitrous
numerous
porous
prosperous
rigorous
treacherous
vigorous
wondrous

Synonyms and antonyms of umbrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «umbrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UMBROUS

Find out the translation of umbrous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of umbrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «umbrous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

umbrous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

umbrous
570 millions of speakers

English

umbrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

umbrous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

umbrous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

umbrous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umbrous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

umbrous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

umbrous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umbrous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umbrous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

umbrous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

umbrous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umbrous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

umbrous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

umbrous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

umbrous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umbrous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umbrous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

umbrous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umbrous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

umbrous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

umbrous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

umbrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umbrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of umbrous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBROUS»

The term «umbrous» is used very little and occupies the 188.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about umbrous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBROUS»

Discover the use of umbrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umbrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Genetics of the Mouse
occurs also in cinnamons (A jA; bjb), showing that the "umbrous" genes do not act on black pigment only. All these facts disprove Plate's (1918, 258) assertion that "sable" is caused by a weaker allelomorph of yellow. "Umbrous" genes are ...
2
Bladewielder Academy
Josh blocked it with his sword and continued to do so each time as he jumped and leaped toward Umbrous. The blades ofJosh and Umbrous were about to meet, but Umbrous swiped his fist and punchedJosh square in the jaw with ...
Doug Whelan, 2012
3
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous, umbrous shadowed adj . syn SHADY 1, shaded, shadow, shadowy, umbrageous, umbrous ant unshadowed shadowy adj 1 syn IMAGINARY 1, fancied, fanciful, imagined, notional 2 syn GHASTLY 2, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
4
The British Tortrices
Anterior wings dull pale ferruginous, with umbrous markings and streaks ; the costa marked throughout with pale geminations, the interspaces umbrous. On the dorsal margin, about one-third from the base, is an oblique umbrous streak, ...
Samuel James Wilkinson, 1859
5
The coat colors of mice: a model for mammalian gene action ...
investigations also revealed that the expression of both umbrous and sable varied between wide limits and that the darker grades produced the more variable offspring. This indicated that the factors responsible for the darkening were either ...
Willys Silvers, 1979
6
Bibliographia Genetica
Umbrous The term umbrous, which is borrowed from mouse genetic nomenclature, is used to define the darkening variation present in the agouti. Umbrous in the rabbit produces a general shading or darkening of the typical drab grey of the ...
‎1958
7
Pedigrees and checkerboards
In either AA or aa animals, the umbrous gene (U) has no effect. Its allelomorph (u ) has no effect in any case. Reference: Barrcv/«, E. Fletcher, 1934. Journal of Genetics: vol. XXIX, no. 1, pp. 9-15. Problem 3-S 1 Incomplete Dominance in ...
Edward Fletcher Barrows, 1944
8
Bibliographia genetica
A similar effect in the direction of chocolate occurs also in cinnamons (A /A ; b/b), showing that the "umbrous" genes do not act on black pigment only. All these facts disprove Plate's (1918, 341) assertion that "sable" is caused by a weaker ...
Hans Grüneberg, Johannes Paulus Lotsy, Nicolaas Kooiman Havik, 1952
9
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
umbrette; umbri ferous; umbrose, umbrous; umbel, umbellate, umbelliferous.— Cpds: adumbrant, adumbrate, adumbration (whence, anl, adumbrative and adumbratory); inumbrate, tnumbration; obumbrant, obumbrate (adjandv), obumbration; ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
10
The Colors of Mice: A Model Genetic Network
Dark back U umbrous ? Dorsal pheomelanin darkened Up umbrous-patterned ? Dorsal pheomelanin darkened (patchy) Ym yellow mottled X Yellow mottling, hemizygous lethal Yv yellow value (QTL) 15 Modifier of eumelanin/pheomelanin  ...
M. Lynn Lamoreux, Véronique Delmas, Lionel Larue, 2010

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMBROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term umbrous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Third time's the alarm for hair-raising Insidious: Chapter 3
So they use lights in ways that are subtle, but that use the contrast they create as masterfully as Val Lewton's umbrous chiaroscuro did. (There's one cut to the ... «Nashville Scene, Jun 15»
2
The Monkey King
... but equally it's also disappointing, as in the Demon Bull King's umbrous lair in Flaming Mountain, which just looks like a few smouldering volcanoes. «Film Business Asia, Apr 14»
3
Zoom on Resort: Lanvin, Stella, the Row, and More
The Row's perfect buttercup yellow looked like sunshine incarnate, especially in a satin silk that seemed to glow (for real) next to the midnight navy and umbrous ... «New York Magazine, Jun 13»
4
POIGNANCY ON VIEW Giosetta Fioroni: L'Argento
... the poignancies that attend our perpetual attempts to penetrate the umbrous realm of human fellowships—and the desolation that awaits every failure to do so. «Brooklyn Rail, May 13»
5
Хомяки
Копченый золотистый (Umbrous Golden) Копченый золотистый (Umbrous Golden) выглядит... ну так и выглядит, как испачканный в саже золотистый. «NEWS.BCM.ru, Oct 12»
6
Post-40 Bloomer: Mary Costello's Immaculate Sadness
And it's that understated, umbrous quality that draws us in and forward: the sense that ordinary lives are filled with extraordinary desire and disenchantment. «The Millions, Aug 12»
7
Mood rings true in Cantata Singers' 'Riders to the Sea'
Similar combinations of sturdy, folk-like melody and glossy harmonic color suited both Gerald Finzi's bright “My Spirit Sang All Day'' and Holst's umbrous “The ... «Boston Globe, Jan 11»
8
Top Ten Beers From 2010 You Should Drink in 2011
Despite its umbrous color it's incredibly light and even juicy; perhaps no other beer gives lie to the notion that dark beers are inherently “heavier” than light brews ... «Eater National, Jan 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Umbrous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/umbrous>. May 2024 ».
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