Quote of the Day
"It was then, staring into the moonlight, that my fears first became obtenebrated."
--Z. Hazel Ballantine, O My Knowledge
This quote has been driving me crazy, since I have no idea what "obtenebrated," means, though I like the sound of it. Finally, I broke down and looked it up--and it wasn't in the dictionary. (And I have one of those big, thick ones.) I suspect it has some relation to "tenebrous," which means "dark and gloomy." Or maybe Ms. Ballantine just made it up. . . . Next time someone asks me how I am, maybe I'll say "obtenebrated."
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So flawed,
ReplyDeleteLike the damnation.
So somber,
Like the obtenebrated moonlight of my solitude.
I am crystalline.
-Hilda and Prudence
i found this... and also have no clue what obtenebrated means :(
have you, since then, found a definition? (it is also driving me nuts)
shami
uhm... sorry... i googled the word, and i came up with your blog... thought i should mention that bit as well!
ReplyDeleteAccording to the "Dictionary of Difficult Words", obtenebrate means to darken or cast a shadow over.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/data/d0009094.html