DUSKINESS

darkness, duskiness, swarthiness

(noun) a swarthy complexion

dimness, duskiness

(noun) the state of being poorly illuminated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

duskiness (usually uncountable, plural duskinesses)

The quality of being dusky.

Anagrams

• sun-kissed, sunkissed

Source: Wiktionary


Dusk"i*ness, n.

Definition: The state of being dusky.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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