adumbration

Meanings

Noun

the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
The form of an object as seen by an observer.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin adumbrātiō (“sketch; outline, silhouette; pretence, semblance”) + -ion (suffix indicating a condition or state). Adumbrātiō is derived from adumbrāre (present active infinitive of adumbrō (“to represent an object with light and shade, to shade; to represent in outline, to outline, silhouette, sketch; to cast a shadow on, overshadow, shade; to copy, counterfeit, imitate”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Adumbrō is derived from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to, towards’) + umbrō (“to cast a shadow, to shade; to overshadow”) (from umbra (“shade; shadow; ghost”)).

Synonyms

foreshadowing, prefiguration, shading, shadowing

Scrabble Score: 16

adumbration is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adumbration is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 20

adumbration is a valid Words With Friends word