dusky

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adjective

1. lighted by or as if by twilight (Freq. 1)
- "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
• Syn:
twilight, twilit
• Similar to:
dark
• Derivationally related forms:
dusk, duskiness
2. naturally having skin of a dark color (Freq. 1)
- a dark-skinned beauty
- gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
- a smile on his swarthy face
- 'swart' is archaic
• Syn:
dark-skinned, swart, swarthy
• Similar to:
brunet, brunette
• Derivationally related forms:
swarthiness (for: swarthy), duskiness
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dark-skinned, swart, swarthy, twilight(a), twilit