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Synonyms for umbra

  • noun

Most common

shadow ombre UK

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Noun

shadow, ombre UK, omber US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.

Related words

Word family
umbrella

Forms

Plural
umbrae → shadows, ombres…

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or Umbra?

umbra, a shadow) or subjected to any treatment that one deems unworthy of him.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • shadow There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
umbrafalling
shadowrising
ombrerising

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

By length

5 letters
ombre, omber
6 letters
shadow2

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