semidarkness

semi·dark·ness

noun \-ˈdärk-nəs\

Definition of SEMIDARKNESS

: partial darkness

Examples of SEMIDARKNESS

1. <fumbling around in the semidarkness>

First Known Use of SEMIDARKNESS

1849

Related to SEMIDARKNESS

Synonyms: black, blackness, candlelight, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, murk, night, dark, shade, shadows, twilight, umbra

Antonyms: blaze, brightness, brilliance, day, daylight, glare, glow, light, lightness

Related Words: midnight; blackout, brownout, dimout; shadiness, umbrage; dullness (also dulness), somberness; cloudiness, fogginess, haziness, mistiness, murkiness; dimness, faintness, gloominess, grayness, paleness; half-light

Near Antonyms: moonlight, starlight, sunlight; effulgence, radiance, radiancy, shine, sunshine; incandescence, luminance, luminescence, luminosity, luminousness

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