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

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury