adumbration

English - Turkish

Definition of adumbration in English Turkish dictionary

anıştırma

ima

{i} dokundurma

{i} sezdirme

Related Terms

adumbrate

ima et

adumbrate

ima etmek

adumbrate

anıştırmak

adumbrate

{f} dokundurmak

adumbrate

{f} hissettirmek

adumbrate

{f} taslağını çizmek

adumbrate

{f} sezdirmek

English - English

Definition of adumbration in English English dictionary

A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing

Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. - Samuel Horsley.

The shadow or outlines of a figure

The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth

{n} a faint sketch, a shadowing out

a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

{i} sketch, outline; foreshadowing

Related Terms

adumbrate

To obscure or overshadow

adumbrate

to represent beforehand in outline or by emblem

adumbrate

{v} to shadow out, typify, resemble

Adumbrate

give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

Adumbrate

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

adumbrate

To foreshadow vaguely

adumbrate

{f} sketch, outline; foreshadow; overshadow

adumbrate

To give a vague outline

adumbrate

to suggest or describe something in an incomplete way

adumbrate

To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth

adumbrate

To overshadow; to shade

Hyphenation

ad·um·bra·tion

Etymology

() Latin adumbratio.