DUSKY
What does "DUSKY" mean?
Dim or shadowy, as at twilight; darkish in color.
Meanings
- Dim, shadowy, or only faintly lit. They walked home through the dusky streets after the lamps came on.
- Dark or somewhat dark in color. The bird had a dusky brown breast and pale wingtips.
Word origin
From 'dusk' (related to Old English 'dox', meaning dark-colored or dusky) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
DUSKY is the look of DUSK + -Y: the half-light just after the sun is gone.
A little poem
Between gold and black-
the hour with no color yet
owns every color.
haiku
What it teaches
The dim hour is not an absence of light but a truce; not all clarity comes from brightness.
Quick facts
What does DUSKY mean?
Dim or shadowy, as at twilight; darkish in color.
Is DUSKY a valid word?
Yes — DUSKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DUSKY?
DUSKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DUSKY come from?
From 'dusk' (related to Old English 'dox', meaning dark-colored or dusky) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can DUSKY teach us?
The dim hour is not an absence of light but a truce; not all clarity comes from brightness.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.