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dusky

Adjective

∙ Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
∙ A shade of color that is rather dark.
∙ dark-skinned dated
∙ ashen, greyish skin coloration

Noun

∙ A dusky shark.
∙ A dusky dolphin.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dusky adj.
dark, dim

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dusky
dusky
\dusk"y\ (?), a.
1. partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley. through dusky lane and wrangling mart.
2. tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown. when jove in dusky clouds involves the sky. the figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur.
3. gloomy; sad; melancholy. this dusky scene of horror, this melancholy prospect.
4. intellectually clouded. though dusky wits dare scorn astrology. sidney.
dusky
adj
1. lighted by or as if by twilight; "the dusky night rides down the sky/and ushers in the morn"-henry fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: twilight(a) , twilit]

2. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic) [syn: dark-skinned, swart, swarthy]

WORDNET 2.0
dusky
Adjective
1. lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
(synonym) twilight(a), twilit
(similar) dark
2. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
(synonym) dark-skinned, swart, swarthy
(similar) brunet, brunette
(classification) archaism, archaicism

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dusky
Dusky is an electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Formed in 2011, they have released on labels such Anjunadeep, Simple Records, Dogmatik Records, Aus Music and Naked Naked, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the Love Taking Over EP. Dusky's house and techno sound is influenced by jazz, classical, and avant-garde electronica. Their music has been played by DJs such as Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles, Boddika, Mark Knight, and Laurent Garnier.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

dusky

Adjective

∙ Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
∙ A shade of color that is rather dark.
∙ dark-skinned dated
∙ ashen, greyish skin coloration

Noun

∙ A dusky shark.
∙ A dusky dolphin.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dusky adj.
dark, dim

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dusky
dusky
\dusk"y\ (?), a.
1. partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley. through dusky lane and wrangling mart.
2. tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown. when jove in dusky clouds involves the sky. the figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur.
3. gloomy; sad; melancholy. this dusky scene of horror, this melancholy prospect.
4. intellectually clouded. though dusky wits dare scorn astrology. sidney.
dusky
adj
1. lighted by or as if by twilight; "the dusky night rides down the sky/and ushers in the morn"-henry fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: twilight(a) , twilit]

2. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic) [syn: dark-skinned, swart, swarthy]

WORDNET 2.0
dusky
Adjective
1. lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
(synonym) twilight(a), twilit
(similar) dark
2. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
(synonym) dark-skinned, swart, swarthy
(similar) brunet, brunette
(classification) archaism, archaicism

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dusky
Dusky is an electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Formed in 2011, they have released on labels such Anjunadeep, Simple Records, Dogmatik Records, Aus Music and Naked Naked, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the Love Taking Over EP. Dusky's house and techno sound is influenced by jazz, classical, and avant-garde electronica. Their music has been played by DJs such as Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles, Boddika, Mark Knight, and Laurent Garnier.
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