duskiness
71phaeism — ˈfēˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Greek phaios dusky, gray + English ism; akin to Greek phaidros bright, Lithuanian giedras bright, clear, Latvian gàiss air, weather : incomplete melanism in a butterfly * * * phaeˈism noun Duskiness, incomplete… …
72phaeic — /fēˈik/ adjective Dusky ORIGIN: Gr phaios dusky • • • phaeˈism noun Duskiness, incomplete melanism (in butterflies) …
73dark|ness — «DAHRK nihs», noun. 1. the quality or state of being dark: »A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door (Longfellow). SYNONYM(S): dimness, duskiness. 2. Figurative. gloom; sorrow or trouble. 3. Figurative. wickedness; …
