duskiness
11obscurity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shade Nouns 1. obscurity, dimness, darkness, obscuration, obfuscation, opacity; whiteout; shade, cloud, gloom, duskiness, etc. See concealment, invisibility, cloudiness. 2. unclearness, indefiniteness,… …
12dark — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking brightness] Syn. unlighted, unlit, dim, dusky, murky, gloomy, shadowy, somber, cloudy, foggy, sunless, lightless, indistinct, dull, faint, vague, misty, darkish, deep, drab, dingy, obscure, nebulous, shady,… …
13darkness — noun 1. absence of light or illumination (Freq. 20) • Syn: ↑dark • Ant: ↑light (for: ↑dark) • Derivationally related forms: ↑dark …
14dimness — noun 1. the state of being poorly illuminated • Syn: ↑duskiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dusky (for: ↑duskiness), ↑dim • Hypernyms: ↑semidarkness …
15swarthiness — noun a swarthy complexion • Syn: ↑darkness, ↑duskiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑swarthy, ↑dusky (for: ↑duskiness), ↑dark ( …
16Duskness — Dusk ness, n. Duskiness. [R.] Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] …
17Fresco — Fres co, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art of… …
18Frescoes — Fresco Fres co, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art… …
19Frescos — Fresco Fres co, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art… …
20Lightness — Light ness, n. [From {Light} bright.] 1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion. [1913… …
