dusky
a . 微暗的,憂郁的
微暗的,憂鬱的
dusky adj 1 :
lighted by or as if by twilight ; "
The dusky night rides down the sky /
And ushers in the morn "-
Henry Fielding ; "
the twilight glow of the sky "; "
a boat on a twilit river "
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synonym : {
dusky }, {
twilight (
a )}, {
twilit }]
2 :
naturally having skin of a dark color ; "
a dark -
skinned beauty "; "
gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks "; "
a smile on his swarthy face "; "`
swart '
is archaic " [
synonym : {
dark -
skinned }, {
dusky }, {
swart }, {
swarthy }]
Dusky \
Dusk "
y \,
a .
1 .
Partially dark or obscure ;
not luminous ;
dusk ;
as ,
a dusky valley .
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Through dusky lane and wrangling mart . --
Keble .
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2 .
Tending to blackness in color ;
partially black ;
dark -
colored ;
not bright ;
as ,
a dusky brown . --
Bacon .
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When Jove in dusky clouds involves the sky .
--
Dryden .
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The figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur .
--
Hawthorne .
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3 .
Gloomy ;
sad ;
melancholy .
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This dusky scene of horror ,
this melancholy prospect . --
Bentley .
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4 .
Intellectually clouded .
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Though dusky wits dare scorn astrology . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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61 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dusky ":
acheronian ,
ambiguous ,
amphibological ,
black ,
blackish ,
bleak ,
brunet ,
caliginous ,
cheerless ,
crepuscular ,
dark ,
dark -
colored ,
dark -
complexioned ,
dark -
skinned ,
darkish ,
darksome ,
desolate ,
dim ,
dimmish ,
dimpsy ,
dismal ,
double -
edged ,
double -
faced ,
drear ,
dusk ,
ebony ,
equivocal ,
evening ,
evensong ,
funereal ,
gloomy ,
grave ,
joyless ,
murk ,
murksome ,
murky ,
nigrescent ,
nubilous ,
obscure ,
opaque ,
sable ,
sad ,
semidark ,
shadowy ,
shady ,
sibylline ,
sober ,
somber ,
sombrous ,
subfusc ,
sunsetty ,
swart ,
swarth ,
swarthy ,
tenebrous ,
twilight ,
twilighty ,
unilluminated ,
unlit ,
vesper ,
vespertine
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DUSKY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DUSKY is somewhat dark in color; specifically : having dark skin How to use dusky in a sentence
DUSKY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DUSKY definition: somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy See examples of dusky used in a sentence
DUSKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary A bright, happy smile lightened in her eye, and warmed her slightly dusky features with a glow
DUSKY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Thirty feet deep in the open ocean, the blue varies from transparent to a dusky dark that seems to swallow light
Dusky - definition of dusky by The Free Dictionary 1 Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy 2 Rather dark in color: dusky blue See Synonyms at dark
dusky, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dusky, one of which is considered offensive See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
dusky adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of dusky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
dusky - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest) Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening)
Dusky - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something that's dusky is dark or poorly lit, like the dusky walk home from your friend's house at twilight You can also use this adjective to describe a darker shade of a particular color, like your grandpa's favorite dusky pink roses or the dusky blue of the sky over the ocean just before a storm
Dusky Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Dusky definition: Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy