Definitions for duskyˈdʌs ki
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dusk•yˈdʌs ki(adj.)dusk•i•er, dusk•i•est.
somewhat dark; dimly lit; shadowy.
having dark skin.
of a dark color.
gloomy; sad.
Origin of dusky:
1550–60; dusk2+-y1
dusk′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dusky, twilight(a), twilit(adj)
lighted by or as if by twilight
"The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy(adj)
naturally having skin of a dark color
"a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
Wiktionary
dusky(Noun)
A dusky shark.
dusky(Noun)
A dusky dolphin.
dusky(Adjective)
Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.
dusky(Adjective)
A shade of color that is rather dark.
The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.
dusky(Adjective)
ashen, greyish skin coloration
This man in shock has a silver colored dusky skin tone.
Webster Dictionary
Dusky(adj)
partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley
Dusky(adj)
tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown
Dusky(adj)
gloomy; sad; melancholy
Dusky(adj)
intellectually clouded
Translations for dusky
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dusky(adjective)
dark-coloured.
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