Dusky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding

naturally having skin of a dark color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkɹˈɪnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌski/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌski/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkɹˈɪnaɪt/.

Examples

The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
the twilight glow of the sky
a boat on a twilit river

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dark-skinned twilight swarthy twilit swart

Parts of Speech

adjective	lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding “The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn”
adjective	naturally having skin of a dark color “a dark-skinned beauty”

Word Forms

dusk	noun	the time of day immediately following sunset
duskiness	noun	the state of being poorly illuminated
swarthiness	noun	a swarthy complexion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

düster

erleuchtet von oder wie von der Dämmerung; -Henry Fielding

🇫🇷French

sombre

éclairé par ou comme par le crépuscule; -Henry Fielding

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuro

iluminado por o como si fuera el crepúsculo; -Henry campo

🇮🇹Italian

oscuro

illuminato da o come al crepuscolo; -Henry Fielding

🇳🇱Dutch

schemerig

verlicht door of alsof het schemert; -Henry Fielding

🇵🇹Portuguese

escuro

iluminado pelo crepúsculo ou como se fosse; -Henry Fielding

🇷🇺Russian

сумрачный

освещенный или как будто сумерками; -Генри Филдинг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काला

गोधूलि द्वारा प्रकाशित या मानो; -हेनरी फील्डिंग

🇧🇩Bengali

গোধূলি

আলোকিত বা গোধূলির আলোয়; -হেনরি ফিল্ডিং

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கலான

அந்தி வெளிச்சத்தால் அல்லது அந்தி வெளிச்சம் போல; - ஹென்றி பீல்டிங்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంధ్యాకాలం

ట్విలైట్ ద్వారా లేదా లాగా వెలిగిస్తారు; -హెన్రీ ఫీల్డింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधुक

संधिप्रकाशाने किंवा जणू काही -हेन्री फील्डिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંજનું

સંધિકાળ દ્વારા અથવા જાણે કે પ્રકાશિત; -હેનરી ફિલ્ડીંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಸ್ಸಂಜೆ

ಟ್ವಿಲೈಟ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಗೆ ಬೆಳಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; -ಹೆನ್ರಿ ಫೀಲ್ಡಿಂಗ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ധ്യ

സായംസന്ധ്യയാൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു; -ഹെൻറി ഫീൽഡിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਘਣਾ

ਸੰਧਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ; -ਹੈਨਰੀ ਫੀਲਡਿੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

شام

گودھولی سے یا گویا روشنی -ہنری فیلڈنگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏暗

被暮光照亮或仿佛被暮光照亮； ——亨利·菲尔丁

🇯🇵Japanese

薄暗い

夕暮れに照らされているかのように照らされています。 -ヘンリー・フィールディング

🇰🇷Korean

거무스름한

황혼에 의해 또는 마치 황혼에 의해 조명된 것처럼; -헨리 필딩

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sẫm màu

được chiếu sáng bởi hoặc như thể bởi chạng vạng; -Henry Fielding

🇹🇭Thai

มืดครึ้ม

สว่างไสวหรือราวกับพลบค่ำ; -เฮนรี ฟีลดิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

agak hitam

diterangi oleh atau seolah-olah oleh senja; -Henry Fielding

🇵🇭Filipino

madilim na

naiilawan ng o parang sa takip-silim; -Henry Fielding

🇲🇾Malay

gelap gelita

diterangi oleh atau seolah-olah oleh senja; -Henry Fielding

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داكن

مضاء بالشفق أو كما لو كان؛ -هنري فيلدنج

🇮🇷Persian

تاریک

روشن شده توسط یا گویی در گرگ و میش؛ -هنری فیلدینگ

🇹🇷Turkish

esmer

alacakaranlıkta ya da alacakaranlıkta aydınlanmış; -Henry Fielding

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֵּהֶה

מואר או כאילו בדמדומים; -הנרי פילדינג

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The primary meaning of 'dusky' is 'lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding'.

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