Associations to the word «Adumbration»
Wiktionary
ADUMBRATION, noun. (obsolete) (arts) Shading.
ADUMBRATION, noun. A faint sketch; an outline, a brief representation.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation of something.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (heraldry) The shadow or outline of a figure.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (literature) A vague indication of what is to come.
Dictionary definition
ADUMBRATION, noun. The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
ADUMBRATION, noun. A sketchy or imperfect or faint representation.
Wise words
A picture is worth a thousand words.