dusky-colored
- adjective
- /ˈdʌski ˈkʌlərd/
:
de color oscuro
- The bird's dusky-colored feathers helped it blend into the dense forest.
Examples
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She admired the dusky-colored roses blooming in the garden at dusk.
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The dusky-colored sky signaled the approach of night.
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The artist selected a dusky-colored palette for his evocative nightscape painting.
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She wore a dusky-colored dress to the party.
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The artist selected a dusky-colored palette for his evocative nightscape painting.
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The bird's dusky-colored feathers helped it blend into the dense forest.
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She admired the dusky-colored roses blooming in the garden at dusk.
Synonyms
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1.0
With little or no light and not bright
18
3.3
A place that is partly dark because of shade
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7.3
Having naturally dark skin
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4.7
Dim light like the sky just after the sun goes down
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1.3
Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
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2.0
A little less light in color than usual
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9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Darker because something blocks the light
Having a dull brown and gray color like dry earth
A dark brownish-grey colour like old wood
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dusky-colored comes from dusk, the time just after sunset or the 'evening' half-light. So something dusky-colored has a soft, somewhat dark color like the tones you see at dusk.