Synonyms for adumbration
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : a-duhm-breyt, ad-uh m-breyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for adumbration Other synonyms for the word adumbration
- adumbration
- allegory
- alliteration
- allusion
- analogue
- analogy
- anaphora
- anticlimax
- antistrophe
- antithesis
- aperçu
- apocalypse
- aposiopesis
- apostrophe
- arms
- asyndeton
- attestation
- attribute
- augury
- auspice
- bathos
- betrayal
- blackness
- blow by blow
- brand
- break
- broadcasting
- character
- clue
- colophon
- colors
- communication
- communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device
- comparison
- compendium
- conceit
- configuration
- connotation
- coolness
- cover
- cue
- dark
- darkness
- delegation
- delineation
- denotation
- depiction
- description
- design
- device
- diagram
- digest
- dimness
- discovery
- display
- divination
- divulgement
- doodle
- draft
- duplicate
- dusk
- earful
- earnest
- echoism
- ellipsis
- enactment
- epiphany
- euphemism
- euphuism
- evidence
- exaggeration
- exhibition
- explanation
- exposé
- exposition
- exposure
- expression
- eye-opener
- figuration
- figure
- flag
- flash
- flea in ear
- flourish
- flower
- foreshadowing
- forewarning
- form
- gesture
- glimmering
- gloom
- gloominess
- hallmark
- help
- hint
- hyperbole
- idea
- identification
- illustration
- image
- imagery
- imitation
- impersonation
- implication
- impress
- impression
- index
- indicia
- inference
- information
- inkling
- innuendo
- insignia
- insinuation
- inspiration
- intimation
- iota
- irony
- lead
- leak
- lightning bolt
- likeness
- litotes
- logo
- malapropism
- manifestation
- manner of speaking
- mark
- marker
- medal
- memento
- mention
- metaphor
- metonymy
- miniature
- monogram
- monograph
- motto
- narration
- news
- nod
- note
- notice
- notion
- obscuration
- obscurity
- observation
- omen
- onomatopoeia
- oracle
- ornament
- oxymoron
- painting
- parable
- paradox
- parallel
- pennant
- penumbra
- personification
- picture
- piece
- plan
- pledge
- pointer
- portent
- portrayal
- preamble
- précis
- prefiguration
- proclamation
- prognostic
- prolegomenon
- proof
- prophecy
- protection
- proteron
- publication
- reference
- regalia
- reminder
- report
- representation
- reproduction
- rhetoric
- rough
- sarcasm
- satire
- scent
- scepter
- scoop
- screen
- seal
- semidarkness
- shade
- shadiness
- shadow
- shadows
- shape
- shelter
- show
- showing
- sign
- signal
- significant
- signification
- signifier
- simile
- skeleton
- smattering
- standard
- suggestion
- summary
- survey
- suspicion
- syllabus
- symbol
- symptom
- synecdoche
- taste
- telltale
- the latest
- tinge
- tip
- tip-off
- token
- trace
- trademark
- trope
- tropology
- turn of phrase
- type
- umbra
- umbrage
- uncovering
- understatement
- unearthing
- unveiling
- version
- vestige
- vignette
- vision
- warning
- way of speaking
- whiff
- whisper
- wind
- wink
- word to wise
- wrinkle
Définition of adumbration
Origin :- 1530s, from Latin adumbrationem (nominative adumbratio) "a sketch in shadow, sketch, outline," noun of action from past participle stem of adumbrare "to cast a shadow, overshadow, represent (a thing) in outline," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + umbrare "to cast in shadow," from PIE *andho- "blind, dark" (see umbrage).
- As in indication : noun evidence, clue
- As in revelation : noun disclosure, telling
- As in shade : noun dimness
- As in shadow : noun darkness
- As in sketch : noun drawing, outline
- As in representation : noun description
- As in emblem : noun crest
- As in figure of speech : noun turn of expression
- As in hint : noun indication; suggestion
- Every nerve centre must be prepared to express any adumbration of plasticity.
- Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
- An exquisite pose, girlish, fascinating, yet carrying with it an adumbration of power.
- Extract from : « Captain Macedoine's Daughter » by William McFee
- Newman was the true priest, and Froude recognized his genius and that his soul was "an adumbration of the Divine."
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 » by Various
- You cannot do it; unless indeed in Isaac's Sacrifice you are content to find the adumbration of the scene on Calvary.
- Extract from : « Inspiration and Interpretation » by John Burgon
- We get thus far in the adumbration of Essentia that it is the subject of all predicates, but never itself a predicate.
- Extract from : « Aristotle » by George Grote
- On the evolutionist interpretation this is an adumbration of the actual genealogical tree or Stammbaum.
- Extract from : « Herbert Spencer » by J. Arthur Thomson
- But an image is but an image still, and can be but an adumbration or shadow of the true Perfect Being.
- Extract from : « The Existence of God » by Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon
- Men never move to the adumbration of general right until the conquest of political rights has been proved inadequate.
- Extract from : « Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham » by Harold J. Laski
- However, the soul evidently gave a form to this adumbration from the very beginning of things.
- Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)
- Our present life, in which we are not united with the divinity, is only a trace or adumbration of real life.
- Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)
Antonyms for adumbration
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