Definition of darkling
:in the dark
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Origin and Etymology of darkling
Middle English derkelyng, from derk dark + -lyng -ling
Definition of darkling
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:dark
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:done or taking place in the dark
Examples of darkling in a Sentence
the darkling valleys of Transylvania, where tales of vampires have long existed
First Known Use of darkling
1718
darkling Synonyms
Synonyms
black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, dark, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlitAntonyms
bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminousRelated Words
crepuscular, twilit; moonless, starless, sunless; cloudy, dull, dulled, lackluster; shadowlike, shadowy, shady; gray (also grey), leaden, pale; beclouded, befogged, clouded, foggy, fuliginous, misty, smoggy, soupyNear Antonyms
ablaze, agleam, aglitter, alight, beaming, beamy, effulgent, glaring, glowing, incandescent, lambent, radiant, relucent, resplendent, shining, sparkling; ultrabright; glossy, lustrous, shiny; floodlit (also floodlighted), highlighted, spotlighted (or spotlit); moonlit, moony, starlit, sunlitLearn More about darkling
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