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Definitions: Adumbration |
AdumbrationNoun1. A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory. 2. Providing vague advance indications. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "adumbration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Etymology: Adumbration \Ad`um*bra"tion\, noun. [Latin expression adumbratio.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: AdumbrationSynonyms: abstract (n), foreshadowing (n), outline (n), precis (n), prefiguration (n), synopsis (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Copy | Image, picture, photo, xerox, similitude, semblance, ectype, photo offset, electrotype; imitation; model, representation, adumbration, study; portrait; (representation); resemblance. |
Latency Implication | Allusion, insinuation; innuendo; adumbration; "something rotten in the state of Denmark". |
Metaphor | Phrase; figure, trope, metaphor, enallage, catachresis; metonymy, synecdoche; autonomasia, irony, figurativeness; Adjective: image, imagery; metalepsis, type, anagoge, simile, personification, prosopopoeia, allegory, apologue, parable, fable; allusion, adumbration; application. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| "Adumbration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adumbration" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adumbration | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "adumbration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | afskaduwing (shadow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التخطيط (drawing, projection, strategy), الإظلال. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | смътна представа (glimmer), очертание (conformation, contour, cutout, delineation, form, line, lineament, outline, shape, silhouette), засенчване, затъмняване (darkening), предзнаменование (auspice, portent, prognostic, prognostication). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | afschaduwing (shadow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kruda skizo (shadow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ébauchement, ébauchage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Andeutung (allusion, hint, insinuation, intimation, suggestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σκιαγράφηση (delineation, hill shading, outline). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | terv (brainchild, cadre, calculation, conception, contrivance, design, device, draft plan, layout, plan, plot, pretence, project, purpose, scheme, slant), leplezés (camouflage, concealment, cover-up, dissimulation, hiding, masking, palliation), körvonalazás (delineation, shaping), ködösítés (smoke mission, smoke-screen), felvázolás (delineation, scaling, tracing), elhomályosítás (blurring, darkening, obfuscation), előre sejtetés, előjelek, beárnyékolás, árnyékolás (screening, shading, shadow boxing, shield, shielding), árnyék (cast shadow, cloud, shade, shadow, umbra, umbrage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | adombramento. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scaa (a very thin person, apparition, blight; thirds, cover, fence, fencing, fire guard, ghost, guise, hood, pretence, screen, shade, shadiness, shadow, timidity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adumbrationay umbrire (shading, tint), schiţã (contour, delineation, design, draft, draught, drawing, line, outline, plan, plot, shorter, sketch, sketching), prezentare sumarã. (various references) затемнение (blackout). (various references) alusion. (various references) sezdirme, ima (allusion, finger post, glance at, hint, implicitness, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, office, pointer, reference, smell, suggestion, whiff, whisper), dokundurma (allusion, hint, implicitness, innuendo, sarcasm, skit). (various references) sự toả bóng, sự phác hoạ (designing), lờ mờ (dim, dreamy, dubious, dusty, indeterminate, indistinct, vague), hình ảnh lờ mờ sự báo trước, bản phác hoạ sự cho biết, bóng tối (blackness, dark, darkness, duskiness, shadow), bóng râm (shadow), điềm báo trước sự che chở. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adumbration": adumbrations. (additional references) | |
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"Adumbration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adambration, Dumbaton. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "adumbration" (pronounced 'Ad`um*bra"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption, Cogitation. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-d-i-m-n-o-r-t-u" | |
-3 letters: abdomina, airbound, animator, antidora, boardman, duration, manatoid, mandator, manubria, marabout, moribund, radioman, rambutan, tamarind, tamboura. | |
-4 letters: airboat, amboina, ambroid, animato, armband, auditor, automan, bandora, barmaid, birdman, boatman, diatron, diorama, dormant, inboard, madrona, manitou, marabou, martian, matador, monarda, mordant, natrium, ouabain, radiant, rainout, romaunt, rotunda, tabanid, taborin, tamandu, tamarin, tambour, tambura, timarau, tinamou, unbraid, unitard. | |
-5 letters: abator, aboard, abound, abroad, adroit, aidman, airman, amadou, ambari, amount, amrita, antiar, antrum, anuria, aramid, aroint, around, atrium, badman, bandit, bantam, barium, barman, batman, bonita, bromid, bromin, burton, daimon, datura, diatom, dimout, diuron, domain, dormin, durian, durion, indaba, inroad, intomb, maduro, manito, manitu, mantid, mantra, mantua, maraud, marina, martin, matron, morbid, nimrod, numbat, nutria, obtain, obtund, ordain, outbid, outman, outran, rabato, radian, radium, random, ration, riband, roband, rodman, rotund, rubati, rubato, rumina, tabard, tabour, tamari, tambur, trauma, tundra, turban, turbid, untrim, untrod, urania. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-d-i-m-n-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: adumbrations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 75 6D 62 72 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. ..- -- -... .-. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01110101 01101101 01100010 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d u m b r a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0075 006D 0062 0072 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3570877968846786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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