dusked

dusk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhsk]
- /dʌsk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhsk]
- /dʌsk/

Definitions of dusked word

adjective dusked tending to darkness; dark. 1
noun dusked Simple past tense and past participle of dusk. 1

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Origin of dusked

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English duske (adj.), dusken (v.); metathetic alteration of Old English dox dusky, doxian to turn dark; cognate with L. fuscus dark

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Parts of speech for Dusked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dusked popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dusked

adjective dusked

dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
dimmed — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.

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Antonyms for dusked

noun dusked

dawned — the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
lit — a simple past tense and past participle of light3 .

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