Antonyms for dusker


Grammar : Adj
Spell : duhsk
Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒsk


Definition of dusker

Origin :
  • c.1200, dosk "obscure, to become dark," perhaps from Old English dox "dark-haired, dark from the absence of light" (cognate with Swedish duska "be misty," Latin fuscus "dark," Sanskrit dhusarah "dust-colored;" also cf. Old English dosan "chestnut-brown," Old High German tusin "pale yellow") with transposition of -k- and -s-, perhaps via a Northumbrian variant (cf. colloquial ax for ask). But OED notes that "few of our words in -sk are of OE origin." A color word originally; the sense of "twilight" is recorded from 1620s.
  • As in murky : adj gloomy, obscure
  • As in obscure : adj cloudy, shadowy
  • As in tenebrous : adj dark, ominous
  • As in dark : adj lack of light
  • As in dim : adj darkish

Synonyms for dusker

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