dusky

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).

   I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.

2. adjective Having a shade of color that is rather dark.

   The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.

3. adjective Dark-skinned.
4. adjective Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.

   The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone.

5. noun A dusky shark.
6. noun A dusky dolphin.
7. noun A dusky grouse.

Similar words

dark swart swarthy dark-skinned twilit brunette brunet twilight darkened bleak

Often followed by

red and brown light hue or bay blue green

Word family

duskier duskiest duskily duskiness duskinesses