adj
Meaning 1
Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
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adj
Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
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adj
Dark-skinned.
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Usage: dated, literary
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adj
Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
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noun
A dusky shark.
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noun
A dusky dolphin.
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noun
A dusky grouse.
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adjective satellite
naturally having skin of a dark color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dark-skinned, swart, swarthy
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adjective satellite
lighted by or as if by twilight-Henry Fielding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: twilight(a), twilit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English dusk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dusky From dusk + -y.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.