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darkener

darkener

1 6.8
Something that makes a color or picture look deeper
  • noun
  • /ˈdɑrkənər/
: oscurecedor
  • The makeup tutorial recommended a specific darkener to create a sun-kissed look.

Examples

  • To achieve a more dramatic effect, the photographer added a darkener to the light exposure.

  • Well, you know, I myself, appreciate a good darkener.

    Foodfight! (2012)

  • The artist used a special darkener to enhance the shadows in her painting.

Synonyms

deepener
vsdarkener
1 7.2

A thing that makes a color, sound, or feeling stronger and deeper

makes something less light in color or general look

Antonyms

lightener
1 4.8

A product used to make hair, skin, or wood lighter in color

How Dark

darkener
1 6.8
dye
85 2.0

Surface Forms

darkener singular
darkeners plural

Morphology

darkener = darken (transparent) = dark + en + er

Formed by adding the agent/instrument suffix '-er' to the verb 'darken', which itself is transparently 'dark' + '-en'.

Etymology

The word darkener is built from the simple word dark plus the endings -en (meaning 'to make') and -er (meaning 'one who' or 'a thing that'). So a darkener literally means 'something that makes dark', which is why it refers to a person or thing that makes a color or image darker.