darkish

darkish: dark ► ADJECTIVE 1) with little or no light. 2) of a deep or sombre colour. 3) (of skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black. 4) secret or mysterious. 5) (darkest) humorous most remote or uncivilized. 6) depressing or cheerless. 7) evil.

► NOUN 1) (the dark) the absence of light. 2) nightfall. 3) a dark colour or shade.

● the darkest hour is just before the dawn — Cf. ↑the darkest hour is just before the dawn

● in the dark — Cf. ↑in the dark

● a shot (or stab) in the dark — Cf. ↑a stab in the dark

DERIVATIVES darkish adjective darkly adverb darkness noun.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Darkish — Dark ish (d[aum]r k[i^]sh), a. Somewhat dark; dusky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
darkish — darkishness, n. /dahr kish/, adj. slightly dark: a darkish color. [1350 1400; ME; see DARK, ISH1] * * * … Universalium
darkish — adjective Somewhat dark. The color they chose was too darkish for a wedding … Wiktionary
darkish — dark•ish [[t]ˈdɑr kɪʃ[/t]] adj. slightly dark: a darkish color[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 dark′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
darkish — adjective slightly dark darkish red • Similar to: ↑dark … Useful english dictionary
darkish — adjective see dark I … New Collegiate Dictionary
darkish — Synonyms and related words: blackish, dark, dark colored, darksome, dim, dimmish, dimpsy, dusk, dusky, funereal, grave, murk, murksome, murky, nigrescent, sad, semidark, sober, somber, sombrous, subfusc, swart, swarthy … Moby Thesaurus
darkish — darkÂ·ish || dÉ‘rkÉªÊƒ / dÉ‘Ëk adj. somewhat dark, dim, swarthy … English contemporary dictionary
darkish — dark·ish … English syllables
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