penumbra | Definition of penumbra

Synonyms and Antonyms of penumbra

1 partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays

the lunar eclipse began with a subtle darkening of the lunar surface as it passed within the Earth's penumbra

Synonyms of penumbra

dusk, shade, shadiness, shadow, umbra

Words Related to penumbra

blackness, dimness, duskiness, gloom, gloominess, murkiness, obscurity, semidarkness, somberness

Near Antonyms of penumbra

brightness, brilliance, effulgence, illumination, incandescence, light, lightness, lucidity, lucidness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, radiance, radiancy

2 something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city

Synonyms of penumbra

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

Words Related to penumbra

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer