darkened

Thân thiện

The old book's pages have darkened at the edges.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made dark or darker by the absence or reduction of light: Describes a place, space, or object that has become dark because lights are off or light is blocked.
   • Having become darker in color, especially over time: Describes materials like fabric, paper, or surfaces that have changed to a darker hue, often due to age, exposure, or a chemical process.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • We entered the darkened room and waited for the movie to start.
  • The darkened sky warned of the approaching storm.
  • The darkened pages of the old book showed its age.

Advanced Usage

• "a darkened stage": A theater stage where the lights have been dimmed or turned off, typically before a performance begins or during a scene change.

  • The actor stood silently on the darkened stage.

• "with darkened expression": (Figurative) Used to describe a person's face that has taken on a serious, angry, or troubled look.

  • He listened to the news with a darkened expression.

Variants and Related Words

• Darken (verb): To make or become dark or darker.

  • The storm clouds began to darken the sky.

• Darkening (noun or present participle): The process of becoming dark.

  • The darkening of the wood was caused by sunlight.

Synonyms

• Dimmed: Made less bright.
• Shadowy: Full of or dark with shadows.
• Discolored: Changed to a less attractive color, often over time.

Related Phrases

• In darkened silence: In a state of quiet and darkness.
  • The audience sat in darkened silence.

Notes on Meaning

• The word darkened is primarily used as an adjective to describe a state resulting from the action of the verb 'to darken'. It emphasizes the condition of having been made dark.
• It can describe both a temporary, reversible state (e.g., a darkened theater) and a permanent, physical change (e.g., darkened leather).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. become or made dark by lack of light
   • a darkened house
   • the darkened theater
2. (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
   • the darkened margins of the paper