caliginous
pronunciation
How to pronounce caliginous in British English: UK [kə'lɪdʒənəs]
How to pronounce caliginous in American English: US [kə'lɪdʒənəs]
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- Adjective:
- dark and misty and gloomy
Word Origin
- caliginous (adj.)
- 1540s, from Latin caliginosus "misty," from caliginem (nominative caligo) "mistiness, darkness, fog, gloom." Related: Caliginosity.