Thesaurus / umbra
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synonyms for umbra
- dark
- gloom
- obscurity
- shade
- dusk
- shelter
- cover
- umbrage
- protection
- dimness
- penumbra
- adumbration
- obscuration
- body
- ghost
- woman
- human being
- character
- person
- individual
- creature
- spirit
- man
- phantom
- shadow
- personage
- mortal
- living soul
- soul
- vision
- phantom
- apparition
- shade
- spook
- poltergeist
- shadow
- phantasm
- specter
- wraith
- supernatural being
- sprite
- eidolon
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It loves the fig-trees with nothing but leaves; it adores the stat magni nominis umbra.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME VIIJOHN LORDWhat signifies disputing about queen or king,—when men may sit at peace—sub umbra vitis sui?
THE ABBOTSIR WALTER SCOTTThe dark portion within the shadow has all the light excluded from it and is called the umbra.
PHYSICSWILLIS EUGENE TOWERThe double of the Egyptian sepulchral records corresponds exactly to the of the Greeks and the umbra of the Latins.
A HISTORY OF ART IN ANCIENT EGYPT, VOL. I (OF 2)GEORGES PERROTFor the “Romani nominis umbra,” the shadow of the mighty race whom they had conquered, lay heavy on our forefathers for centuries.
SCIENTIFIC ESSAYS AND LECTURESCHARLES KINGSLEYThe umbra is generally uniformly dark, but at times filmy luminous clouds have been observed floating over it.
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON'S 'PARADISE LOST'THOMAS ORCHARDSometimes lengthened processes unite with those of the opposite side and form bands and ‘bridges’ across the umbra.
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON'S 'PARADISE LOST'THOMAS ORCHARDWithin the umbra there is sometimes seen a still darker spot, called the nucleus.
THE ASTRONOMY OF MILTON'S 'PARADISE LOST'THOMAS ORCHARD(excepting P., which terminates with section 43) is there a word about umbra recta or umbra versa.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 3 (OF 7)GEOFFREY CHAUCERThe side-parts of the scale are called Umbra versa, the lower part Umbra recta or extensa.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 3 (OF 7)GEOFFREY CHAUCERWORDS RELATED TO UMBRA
- animas
- animating principles
- animations
- animus
- ardors
- bosoms
- bottoms
- breasts
- breath of lifes
- causes
- consciences
- courage
- dispositions
- egos
- essences
- feelings
- fervor
- forces
- geniuses
- hearts
- individualities
- intellects
- intelligence
- lives
- marrows
- minds
- nobilities
- noumenons
- personalities
- pith
- pneumas
- principles
- quintessences
- reasons
- recesses of hearts
- secret selfs
- spirits
- spiritual beings
- stuff
- substances
- thoughts
- vital forces
- vitalities
- vivacity
- élan vitals
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