| NOUN | state | duskiness, dimness | the state of being poorly illuminated |
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| attribute | duskiness, darkness, swarthiness | a swarthy complexion |
| Meaning | The state of being poorly illuminated. | |
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| Synonym | dimness | |
| Broader | semidarkness | partial darkness |
| Catalan | foscor, penombra | |
| Spanish | oscuridad, penumbra | |
| Adjectives | dusky | lighted by or as if by twilight |
| Meaning | A swarthy complexion. | |
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| Synonyms | darkness, swarthiness | |
| Broader | complexion, skin color, skin colour | The coloring of a person's face |
| Adjectives | dusky | naturally having skin of a dark color |