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Synonyms for penumbra

Most common

periphery outskirt shadow grey area

All synonyms

Noun

1. Periphery — an area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe

periphery, outskirt

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.

Related words

Word family
penumbral

Forms

Plural
penumbras → peripheries, outskirts, shadows…

Example sentences

  • periphery They never penetrated beyond the periphery of the group.
  • shadow There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
penumbrasteady
peripherysteady
outskirtsteady
shadowrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
shadow2
8 letters
outskirt2
9 letters
periphery4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shadow2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pénombre
Italiano
penombra
Deutsch
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