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单词 semidarkness
释义

semidarkness

noun

semi·​dark·​ness ˌse-mē-ˈdärk-nəs How to pronounce semidarkness (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: partial darkness

Synonyms

  • black
  • blackness
  • candlelight
  • dark
  • darkness
  • dusk
  • gloaming
  • gloom
  • murk
  • night
  • shade
  • shadows
  • twilight
  • umbra
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Example Sentences

fumbling around in the semidarkness
Recent Examples on the Web Kate Shepel, 32, lies down in semidarkness, the jutting curve of her belly all but obscured. Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Now, in the semidarkness and the throng of guests, all names seem somehow fluid, interchangeable, secondary. Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021 Hong establishes feelings of isolation from the very first shot, an image of an empty room in semidarkness that becomes a visual motif in the film. Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018 In other areas, bored passengers waited in long lines or simply sprawled out on the slick airport floor, waiting in the semidarkness. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

semidarkness

noun

as in shadows
a time or place of little or no light fumbling around in the semidarkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shadows
  • darkness
  • dark
  • dusk
  • blackness
  • night
  • black
  • twilight
  • gloom
  • candlelight
  • gloaming
  • midnight
  • umbra
  • shade
  • murk
  • dimness
  • mistiness
  • blackout
  • dullness
  • haziness
  • shadiness
  • somberness
  • grayness
  • murkiness
  • paleness
  • faintness
  • brownout
  • half-light
  • gloominess
  • dimout
  • cloudiness
  • dulness
  • umbrage
  • fogginess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • light
  • glow
  • daylight
  • glare
  • brightness
  • sunlight
  • lightness
  • moonlight
  • starlight
  • day
  • blaze
  • brilliance
  • radiance
  • sunshine
  • luminosity
  • luminescence
  • radiancy
  • luminance
  • shine
  • effulgence
  • luminousness
  • incandescence
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