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darkened

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈdɑɹkənd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːkənd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D AA1 R K AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made dark or lightproof by the exclusion of light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: embrowned

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of darken

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

become or made dark by lack of light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a darkened house
  • the darkened theater

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the darkened margins of the paper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: mallumigita — made dark by the exclusion of light
  • Latin: contenebratus — made dark by the exclusion of light
  • Latin: opācus — made dark by the exclusion of light