# tamas

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #74,560

## Definitions
1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, “darkness”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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