caliginosity

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noun

darkness; obscurity.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nouncaliginosity (countable and uncountable, plural caliginosities)

plural caliginosities

  1. countableuncountabledarkness; obscurity.

    Synonyms: caliginousness

Synonyms & antonyms

noundarkness; obscurity.

Origin

  1. Latincālīginōsus“misty, dark”
  2. Englishcaliginosity

From Latin cālīginōsus (“misty, dark”), from cālīgō (“fog; darkness”).

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Translations

Dutch duisternis, obscuriteit
  • duisternisdarkness, obscurity
  • obscuriteitdarkness, obscurity
Cite this entry
APA

caliginosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliginosity

MLA

“caliginosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliginosity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caliginosity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliginosity.

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