tamas

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noun

One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

OriginSanskrit तमस् →
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Meanings

tamas1

nountamas (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

Tamas2

proper nounTamas (plural Tamases)

plural Tamases

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Origin

tamas · noun

  1. Sanskritतमस्“darkness”
  2. Englishtamas

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, “darkness”).

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Tamas · proper noun

  1. HungarianTamás
  2. EnglishTamas

Borrowed from Hungarian Tamás.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AsmatAtsamSamat
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APA

tamas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamas

MLA

“tamas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tamas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamas.

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