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darkish

darkish

1 2.0
A little less light in color than usual
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɑrkɪʃ/
translation icon : oscuro
  • A darkish shade of green.
  • darkish hair

Examples

  • Because of this, the light in the elegant apartment, with its thick, gravy-colored drapes, is darkish brown.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • With half-closed eyes, the boys approach the small rent in the blackout curtain, which is not black after all, but darkish brown.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The room was still darkish.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The background red looks very bright in the picture, while in reality it is quite a rich shade of darkish.

    Blog text (19)
  • The man in a darkish overcoat, soft felt hat...

  • He had on, like, a darkish overcoat.

  • When your urine is darkish and discolored, then you're almost certainly dehydrated.

    Blog text (4)
  • You are the man in the darkish overcoat and the soft felt hat that Constable Stalker here chased from the theater.

  • As I washed my face, I looked out into the backyard and noticed a small sign standing amid the darkish-green bush where the gardener's voice had been sounding the day before.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The painting features a darkish shade of blue that creates a moody atmosphere.

Synonyms

somber
vsdarkish
  • US
4 4.2

Dark and dull in color, not bright

is about mild shading rather than a dull colourless appearance
blackish
vsdarkish
3 1.1

A little dark in color, like very dark grey

is milder meaning only moderately shaded rather than near pure hue
dark-colored
vsdarkish
  • US
1 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

is milder meaning only fairly shaded rather than strongly toned
darksome
vsdarkish
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid

is simply a mild shade without gloom or mysterious quality
dusky-colored
vsdarkish
5.5

Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk

is more general and milder meaning only fairly shaded in tone
deepish
vsdarkish
3.7

A color or sound that is fairly strong but not very strong

is milder meaning only somewhat shaded rather than strongly intense

Antonyms

1 3.7

A little paler in color or not very heavy

How Dark

black
1.0
dark
1.0
darkish
1 2.0
dusky
6 4.7
pale
291 1.0

Surface Forms

darkish positive

Morphology

darkish = dark (transparent) = dark + ish

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ish' to 'dark' to mean 'somewhat' or 'rather' dark, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Darkish is just dark plus the little ending -ish, which means 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So darkish means 'somewhat dark', like greenish meaning 'a little green'.