| ADJECTIVE | all | dusky, twilight, twilit | lighted by or as if by twilight |
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| all | dusky, dark-skinned, swart, swarthy | naturally having skin of a dark color |
| Meaning | lighted by or as if by twilight. | |
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| Example | "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding | |
| Synonyms | twilight, twilit | |
| Broader | dark | Devoid of or deficient in light or brightness |
| Spanish | crepuscular | |
| Catalan | crepuscular | |
| Nouns | dusk | the time of day immediately following sunset |
| duskiness | the state of being poorly illuminated | |
| Meaning | naturally having skin of a dark color. | |
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| Example | "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks" | |
| Synonyms | dark-skinned, swart, swarthy | |
| Broader | brunet, brunette | marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes |
| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| Spanish | atezado, moreno | |
| Catalan | bru, morè | |
| Nouns | duskiness | a swarthy complexion |
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