HyperDic: darkling

English > 2 senses of the word darkling:
ADJECTIVEalldarklinguncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
alldarkling(poetic) occurring in the dark / dark or night
English > darkling: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaninguncannily or threateningly dark or obscure.
Examples
  • "a darkling glance"
  • "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
BroaderdarkDevoid of or deficient in light or brightness
English > darkling: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(poetic) occurring in the dark / dark or night.
Example"a darkling journey"
Categorypoetry, poesy, verseliterature in metrical form
BroaderdarkDevoid of or deficient in light or brightness
Spanishoscuro
Catalanfosc, obscur

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