dusky

Letters that make dusky

s, d, k, u, y are letters that make 'dusky'

Words within dusky

US, KY, sky, dusk are words within 'dusky'


2 possible definitions for 'dusky'

Dusky as "lighted by or as if by twilight"

Under this definition, dusky is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

twilight(a), twilit have the same meaning as 'dusky'

Derivatives of dusky

dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, dimness, duskiness, fall, twilight, crepuscle are derivatives of 'dusky'.

Similar to dusky

dark is similar to dusky.

Example of dusky used within this context

"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"


Dusky as "naturally having skin of a dark color"

Under this definition, dusky is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dark-skinned, swart, swarthy have the same meaning as 'dusky'

dusky Usage

'dusky' can be a useage of archaism, archaicism.

Derivatives of dusky

darkness, duskiness, swarthiness are derivatives of 'dusky'.

Similar to dusky

brunet, brunette are similar to 'dusky'.

Example of dusky used within this context

"a dark-skinned beauty", "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks", "a smile on his swarthy face", "`swart' is archaic"



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