darkish

ˈdɑrkɪʃ

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Definition of darkish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

color

Rare

somewhat dark in color or light

Rare

The room was painted in a darkish blue.

dim

dusky

mood

Rare

slightly dark in mood or tone

Rare

The movie had a darkish theme throughout.

gloomy

somber

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Origin of darkish

English, dark + -ish (somewhat)

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dusk

nature

darkish color resembling twilight

Examples of darkish in a sentence

The sky turned a darkish gray before the storm.
The book's ending was darkish, leaving readers unsettled.
His humor was darkish, not everyone appreciated it.

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French:sombre, morne, ...
German:dunkel, trüb, ...
Italian:scuro, cupo, ...
Spanish:oscuro, ...
Portuguese:escuro, ligeiramente sombrio, ...
Chinese:深色, 略显阴暗, ...
Japanese:やや暗い, ...
Arabic:مُعْتِم, قَاتِم بَعْض الشَّيْء, ...
Hebrew:כֵּהֶה מְעַט, קוֹדֵר־מְעַט, ...
Russian:темноватый, угрюмый, ...
Ukrainian:темнуватий, сумний, ...
Hindi:कुछ गहरा, मंद, ...
Bengali:গাঢ়, অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন, ...
Catalan:fosquet, lleugerament fosc, ...
Czech:tmavší, ponurý, ...
Danish:mørkeblå, mørk, ...
Dutch:donkerachtig, donker, ...
Greek:σκούρος, σκοτεινιασμένος, ...
Hungarian:sötétes, borongós, ...
Khmer:ស្រអាប់បន្តិច, ...
Korean:약간 어두운, 어두운 느낌의, ...
Persian:تیره‌گون, کمی تاریک, ...
Polish:ciemny, mroczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):escuro, melancólico, ...
Romanian:întunecat, ușor întunecat, ...
Swedish:mörkaktig, mörk, ...
Thai:ค่อนข้างมืด, หม่นหมอง, ...
Turkish:koyu, loş, ...
Vietnamese:hơi tối, hơi tối tăm, ...

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Definition of darkish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of darkish

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