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English adjective: dusky | |||
| 1. | dusky lighted by or as if by twilight | ||
| Samples | The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn. The twilight glow of the sky. A boat on a twilit river. | ||
| Synonyms | twilight, twilit | ||
| Similar | dark | ||
| Antonyms | light | ||
| 2. | dusky naturally having skin of a dark color | ||
| Samples | A dark-skinned beauty. Gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks. A smile on his swarthy face. `swart' is archaic. | ||
| Synonyms | dark-skinned, swart, swarthy | ||
| Similar | brunet, brunette | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| Antonyms | blond, blonde, light-haired | ||
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