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dusky

dusk·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duhs-kee]
    • /ˈdʌs ki/
    • /ˈdʌs.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhs-kee]
    • /ˈdʌs ki/

Definitions of dusky word

  • adjective dusky somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy. 1
  • adjective dusky Older Use: Chiefly Literary. having dark skin. 1
  • adjective dusky of a dark color. 1
  • adjective dusky gloomy; sad. 1
  • noun dusky Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening). 1
  • adjective dusky sky: dark, dim 1
See all 19 definitions of dusky

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Origin of dusky

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; dusk2 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Dusky

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dusky

dusky popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dusky

adj dusky

  • funereal — of or suitable for a funeral.
  • bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
  • brunette — A brunette is a white-skinned woman or girl with dark brown hair.
  • cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
  • cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.

adjective dusky

  • gray — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
  • grayish — having a tinge of gray; slightly gray: The sky was full of dark, grayish clouds.
  • hazy — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.

noun dusky

  • pigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
All 33 Synonyms of dusky

Antonyms for dusky

adj dusky

  • bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
All 3 Antonyms of dusky

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Related words

  • dusky seaside sparrow

    a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

  • fuscous

    of brownish-gray or dusky color.

  • seaside sparrow

    a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

  • black duck

    a sooty brown, wild duck (Anas rubripes) of E North America

  • black-headed gull

    a small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, that breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and often scavenges in towns

  • blue grouse

    a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail
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