semidarkness
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- noun
- /ˌsɛmɪˈdɑrk.nəs/
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semioscuridad
- In the early morning semidarkness, I could barely see the path ahead as I walked through the quiet park.
Examples
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In the semidarkness of the third-floor landing, she stops to catch her breath.
Fiction book (1996) -
The hospital corridor was in semidarkness; it was very quiet, and as eerie as hospitals can be at night.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was silence in the semidarkness.
Fiction book (1990) -
I pulled up another chair and sat beside her in the green semidarkness.
Fiction book (1997) -
After she adjusted to the idea, she realized she was glad they were doing this in semidarkness.
Fiction book (1992) -
The morning birds began to stir in the semidarkness.
Fiction book (1997) -
Familiar faces scattered about in the semidarkness.
Fiction book (1993) -
Andy Barlow lay on his back in the semidarkness, a sheet drawn up to his chin.
Fiction book (1995) -
I sat hunched in the semidarkness, so angry I didn't trust myself to speak.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the semidarkness, the white robes flutter silently toward her, spirits drifting without weight across the thick carpet.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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A time or place with almost no light
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The time when there is little or no light
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Low light or darkness that makes a place feel sad
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A soft dim glow when things are only partly seen, like at dawn or dusk
A low level of light, like at sunset
A place or time with very little light
A state of dim light when a place looks dark and shadowy
Partial darkness when something blocks the light
A dark area where light is blocked
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Semidarkness comes from the prefix semi- meaning 'half' and the word darkness meaning 'no light'. So semidarkness is a 'half' dark, dim or partly lit state, which is why we use it for places that are not fully dark.