pénombre
See also: penombre
French
Etymology
From Latin paene (“almost”) + umbra (“shadow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.nɔ̃bʁ/
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Noun
pénombre f (plural pénombres)
- penumbra
- half-light, twilight, gloom
Further reading
- “pénombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.