English dictionary

adumbration

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

noun.cognition

Synonyms foreshadowing prefiguration

Source: WordNet 3.0
a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.

noun

Source: webster1913