caliginous

Meanings

• adjective

  Dark, gloomy, or foggy.

  - "The caliginous forest was shrouded in mist."
  - "The caliginous swamp was a breeding ground for mosquitoes."
  - "The caliginous night was filled with the sound of crickets."

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Pronunciation

1. /kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90827207"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with caliginous
halo , malo , stalo

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Variants

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caliginous

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Etymology

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From the Latin caligo, meaning 'darkness, fog, or cloud'.

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Trivia

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1. Caliginous is a rare word, with only about 10 uses in print per million words.

2. The word caliginous has its origins in the Latin language, specifically from the word caligo, which means 'darkness, fog, or cloud'.

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Related Concepts

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1. obscure: Related to caliginous as both words describe things that are hard to see or understand.

2. foggy: A term closely related to caliginous, as both words describe a thick, dense fog.

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Culture

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Caliginous has been used in literature to describe dark and ominous settings, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' and H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Call of Cthulhu'.

How to Memorize "caliginous"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a dense fog or a dark, gloomy forest to remember the meaning of caliginous.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word caliginous with dark, gloomy, or foggy settings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Caligo is Caliginous' to remember the meaning of the word.

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