Umbrageous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filled with shade

angered at something unjust or wrong

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌmbɹˈeɪdʒəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌmbɹˈeɪdʒəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌmbɹˈeɪdʒəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌmbɹˈeɪdʒəs/.

Examples

the shady side of the street
the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shadowy outraged incensed indignant shadowed shady

Parts of Speech

adjective	filled with shade “the shady side of the street”
adjective	angered at something unjust or wrong “an indignant denial”

Word Forms

shadiness	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
shade	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
shadow	noun	shade within clear boundaries
shadowiness	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
umbrage	noun	a feeling of anger caused by being offended

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schäbig

voller Schatten

🇫🇷French

ombrageux

rempli d'ombre

🇪🇸Spanish

de resentimiento

lleno de sombra

🇮🇹Italian

ombroso

pieno d'ombra

🇳🇱Dutch

schandelijk

gevuld met schaduw

🇵🇹Portuguese

com sombra

cheio de sombra

🇷🇺Russian

тенистый

наполненный тенью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छायादार

छाया से भरा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিমানী

ছায়ায় ভরা

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్సుకతతో కూడిన

నీడతో నిండిపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धट

सावलीने भरलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનજનક

છાંયોથી ભરેલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟವಾದ

ನೆರಳು ತುಂಬಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉഗ്രമായ

തണൽ നിറഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਮਨਾਕ

ਛਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

سایہ سے بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人不快的

充满树荫

🇯🇵Japanese

恥ずかしい

日陰で満たされた

🇰🇷Korean

성 잘 내는

그늘이 가득하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đa nghi

tràn ngập bóng râm

🇹🇭Thai

อุกอาจ

เต็มไปด้วยร่มเงา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersinggung

penuh dengan naungan

🇵🇭Filipino

masungit

napuno ng lilim

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

مليئة بالظل

🇮🇷Persian

زشت

پر از سایه

🇹🇷Turkish

utangaç

gölgeyle dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מופרך

מלא בצל

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The primary meaning of 'umbrageous' is 'filled with shade'.

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Using 'umbrageous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'umbrageous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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