Definitions for dusky
ˈdʌs kidusky

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dusky, twilight(a), twilitadjective

   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"

2. dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthyadjective

   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"

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1. duskynoun

   A dusky shark.

2. duskynoun

   A dusky dolphin.

3. duskyadjective

   Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).

   I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.

4. duskyadjective

   A shade of color that is rather dark.

   The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.

5. duskyadjective

   ashen, greyish skin coloration

   This man in shock has a silver colored dusky skin tone.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Duskyadjective

   Etymology: from dusk; duyster, Dutch.

   1. Tending to darkness; obscure; not luminous.

   Here lies the dusky torch of Mortimer,
   Chok’d with ambition of the meaner sort. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   There fierce winds o’er dusky valleys blow,
   Whose every puff bears empty shades away. John Dryden, Ind. Em.

   Through the plains of one continual day,
   Six shining months pursue their even way;
   And six succeeding urge their dusky flight,
   Obscur’d with vapours and o’erwhelm’d in night. Matthew Prior.

   2. Tending to blackness; dark coloured; not clear; not bright.

   They did plot
   The means that dusky Dis my daughter got. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   It is not green, but of a dusky brown colour. Francis Bacon.

   When Jove in dusky clouds involves the skies,
   And the faint crescent shoots by fits before their eyes. Dryd.

   The surface is of a dusky yellow colour. John Woodward.

   By mixing such powders we are not to expect a strong and full white, such as is that of paper; but some dusky obscure one, such as might arise from a mixture of light and darkness, or from white and black; that is, a grey or dun, or russet brown. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   3. Gloomy; sad; intellectually clouded.

   While he continues in life, this dusky scene of horrour, this melancholy prospect of final perdition, will frequently occur to his fancy. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Umbriel, a dusky, melancholy sprite,
   As ever sully’d the fair face of light,
   Down to the central earth, his proper scene,
   Repairs to search the gloomy cave of spleen. Alexander Pope.

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1. Dusky

   Dusky is an English electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Formed in 2011, they have released music on various records labels, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the Love Taking Over EP.Before the formation of Dusky, the duo made music under the name of Solarity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Duskyadjective

   partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley

2. Duskyadjective

   tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown

3. Duskyadjective

   gloomy; sad; melancholy

4. Duskyadjective

   intellectually clouded

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1. dusky

   Song lyrics by dusky -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dusky on the Lyrics.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dusky

   somewhat darkened; pale fuscous.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUSKY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dusky is ranked #101247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dusky surname appeared 178 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dusky.
   
   94.9% or 169 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce dusky?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dusky in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dusky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of dusky in a Sentence

1. Lisa Natanson:

   Sandbar sharks were all along the coast, while most of the dusky sharks were off North Carolina, we captured a bull shark for the first time since 2001, and recaptured 10 sharks previously tagged by our program and two sharks tagged by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

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