dusky-coloured

Thân thiện

The artist chose a dusky-coloured palette for the evening landscape.

Definition

Adjective: - Having a dark, somewhat shadowy, or dim color; not bright or vivid. The term often describes colors that are muted, deep, and tinged with gray or brown, reminiscent of twilight or dusk.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe the color of an object, typically implying it is dark, subdued, and not light or brilliant. It is often hyphenated when used before a noun.

Examples

• The artist used dusky-coloured paints to create a somber, evening landscape.
• She wore a dusky-coloured scarf that blended with the autumn leaves.
• The room was decorated in dusky-coloured shades of blue and gray.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Nuance: The term often carries a poetic or descriptive quality, suggesting more than just darkness—it implies a soft, shadowy, or melancholic hue.
  • The mountains were a dusky-coloured silhouette against the fading sky.

Variants and Related Words

• Dusky-colored: The American English spelling variant (using "-ored").
• Dusky (adj): Dim, shadowy, or dark in hue. Can describe light, color, or skin tone.
  • The dusky light made it difficult to see.
• Duskiness (n): The quality of being dusky.

Synonyms

• Dark-hued
• Somber-colored
• Muted
• Shadowy

Antonyms

• Bright-colored
• Vivid
• Light-colored
• Vibrant

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a dark color

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dark-colored
• dark-coloured
• dusky-colored