dusky

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy.
2. Rather dark in color: dusky skin. See synonyms at dark.

duskily dusk'i·ly adv.
duskiness dusk'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Deficient in brightness: caliginous, dark, dim, murky, obscure. See light/darkness.
2. Somewhat black: blackish, dark. See colors/colorless.
3. Of a complexion tending toward brown or black: bistered, black-a-vised, brunet, dark, swarthy. See colors/colorless.

adj

Definition: dark-hued; murky
Antonyms: bright, clear, light

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lighted by or as if by twilight
  Synonyms: twilight, twilit

Meaning #2: naturally having skin of a dark color
  Synonyms: dark-skinned, swart, swarthy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skyggefuld, sløret, mørk

Nederlands (Dutch)
schemerig, duister

Français (French)
adj. - foncé, au teint foncé, bistré (le teint), obscur, sombre, crépusculaire, brunâtre (une couleur)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dunkel, dämmerig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μελαχρινός, μελαψός, σκούρος, μισοφωτισμένος, σκιερός, μουντός, θολός

Italiano (Italian)
scuro, crepuscolare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sombrio

Русский (Russian)
мрачный, темный, смуглый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oscuro, moreno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dunkel, mörkhyad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
微暗的, 忧郁的, 朦胧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 微暗的, 憂鬱的, 朦朧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어둑어둑한, (피부색이) 검은 빛깔의, 우울한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 黒ずんだ, 薄暗い, 陰うつな, 薄黒い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مظلم, معتم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כהה, חשוך‬

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