Definition of adumbration Adumbration
ad•um•bra•tion
We found 11 definitions of adumbration from 4 different sources.
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What does adumbration mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: adumbrations |
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| adumbration - a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation | ||
| adumbration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | ||
| prefiguration, foreshadowing | ||
| prediction, anticipation, prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- adumbration (Noun)
Shading. - adumbration (Noun)
A faint sketch; an outline, a brief representation. - adumbration (Noun)
A rough or symbolic representation of something. - adumbration (Noun)
The shadow or outline of a figure. - adumbration (Noun)
A vague indication of what is to come.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adumbration (n.)
The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth. - adumbration (n.)
A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. - adumbration (n.)
The shadow or outlines of a figure.
Part of speech
🔤- adumbration, noun, singular of adumbrations.
