dusky

/'dʌski/
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dusky

A dusky sky glows above the quiet river at twilight.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Dark in color, especially having a dark or shadowy appearance: "dusky" describes something that is somewhat dark, dim, or shadowy, often with a soft, muted quality.
    • Having skin of a dark color: "dusky" can describe a person's complexion that is naturally dark or tanned.
Usage and Examples

  • Describing Dim Light or Atmosphere:

    • The room was filled with a dusky glow as the sun set.
    • We walked home in the dusky evening light.

  • Describing Dark Color or Complexion:

    • The painting featured dusky shades of blue and purple.
    • She had beautiful dusky skin.
Advanced Usage
  • Poetic/Literary Use: Often used in literature and poetry to evoke a mood of soft darkness, twilight, or mystery.
    • The dusky wings of the night enveloped the city.
  • Descriptive Nuance: Implies a soft, warm, or shadowy darkness rather than a harsh or pitch black one. It often carries a slightly romantic or melancholic connotation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dusk (n): The darker stage of twilight, the time of day immediately following sunset.
    • We met at dusk.
  • Duskiness (n): The quality or state of being dusky.
    • The duskiness of the forest made it difficult to see.
Synonyms
  • Shadowy: Full of or dark with shadows.
  • Twilit: Lighted by or as if by twilight.
  • Swarthy (archaic or literary): Having a dark complexion.
Antonyms
  • Bright: Giving out or reflecting a lot of light.
  • Pale: Light in color or shade; containing little color or pigment.
Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Dusky" itself is not commonly used in standard idioms or phrasal verbs. Its usage is primarily descriptive.) - In the dusky light: A phrase describing the conditions of dim, twilight illumination. - The old photographs were best viewed in the dusky light of the attic.

dusky

A dusky sky glows above the quiet river at twilight.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. 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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