darkishadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɑːkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdɑrkɪʃ/

Forms: see dark adj. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dark adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < dark adj. + -ish suffix¹.

1. Somewhat dark in shade or colour.In quot. ?c1425 perhaps: of a rather unhealthy or sallow colour (cf. dark adj. 5a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > dark-coloured

darkeOE

blackeOE

browna1000

swartOE

wanOE

murka1325

darkish?c1425

duska1450

dusketly1486

sad?1504

duskish1530

base1539

dusky1558

swarthy1577

darksome1598

smutty1648

subfusc?1705

infuscated1727

murky1759

subfuscous1762

sable1791

sombrous1799

obfuscous1822

sombre1829

wine-dark1855

murkish1869

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 382 (MED) Þe leche..schal consider þe colour of all þe body, if it be derkisshe and ful of morphe.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 97 The..Colour..is of a darkish deepe redde.

1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon i. vi. 25 Monkeys... Some so large as our English Spaniel Dogs, of a darkish gray colour, and black faces.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 6 Their hair is lank, coarse, and darkish.

1881 C. A. Young Sun 197 A scarlet ribbon, with a darkish band across it.

1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Nov. 57/2 A mild chilli, about 15 cm in length, with a darkish green shiny skin that turns red when very ripe.

2. Somewhat lacking in light; fairly dim or dull.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > somewhat dark

murka1300

darksome1530

darkish1559

half-dark1576

darkly1821

1559 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Induct. ii The dayes more darkishe are.

1660 S. Pepys Diary 24 Feb. (1970) I. 67 We drank pretty hard..till it begin to be darkish.

1777 J. Howard State of Prisons (1780) 178 The passages are narrow..and darkish.

1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1859) II. lxxvi. 29 A state of darkish twilight.

1973 J. Gardam Summer after Funeral (1977) xii. 82 It was snowing when we arrived and darkish, but even so you could see it wasn't a very happy place at any time.

1999 M. Sawyer Park & Ride (2000) vi. 118 Peruvia was in a room that was long and low and darkish, so you couldn't see all the way to the back.

3. Of comedy, humour, creative works, etc.: somewhat dark in style or content (see dark adj. 7d).

ΚΠ

1932 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 1 June (2nd ed.) 2/4 Remember Masefield's ‘Pompey the Great’ and ‘Now’—nothing except some darkish humour to relieve the charnel house gloom.

1963 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 7/5 The author of ‘The Little Hut’ this time attempts a darkish comedy for Elvire Popesco.

1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Feb. 24/1 Maureen Freely's third novel, a darkish satire, takes place mainly in San Francisco during the late Reagan era.

1997 Neon Sept. 97/1 The gorgeous Lodato turns this darkish, genuinely comic tale into a full-on tragic love story.

Derivatives

ˈdarkishness n. a darkish state, condition, or quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun]

thesternessc888

thesterc897

murkOE

theosterleykc1000

darkc1300

darkheadc1300

murknessa1325

therknessa1325

darknessc1350

tenebres1413

tenebrousa1450

obscurity1481

tenebrosity1490

obscureness1509

dern?a1513

sable?a1513

darksomeness1571

fuliginousness1576

darkishness1583

murksomeness1625

obscure1667

soot1789

tenebrity1789

nightness1839

raylessness1843

lightlessness1845

darkling1882

unlight1883

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] > lack of

blindness971

darkness?c1425

darkishness1583

benightment1651

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xc. 556/2 God held them in darkishnes, giuing them but a small tast of his grace.

1778 J. F. Fritsch tr. G. de Lairesse Art of Painting xxii. 191 This [light] has not power enough to..give any colour: so that by the darkishness the objects, whether portraits, figures, flowers, &c. retain their natural colours intirely.

1988 P. Anderson & K. Anderson Dog & Wolf xi. 222 They entered the cabin. Its darkishness embraced them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	darkish
释义	darkishadj. Brit. /ˈdɑːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdɑrkɪʃ/ Forms: see dark adj. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dark adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < dark adj. + -ish suffix¹. 1. Somewhat dark in shade or colour.In quot. ?c1425 perhaps: of a rather unhealthy or sallow colour (cf. dark adj. 5a). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > dark-coloured darkeOE blackeOE browna1000 swartOE wanOE murka1325 darkish?c1425 duska1450 dusketly1486 sad?1504 duskish1530 base1539 dusky1558 swarthy1577 darksome1598 smutty1648 subfusc?1705 infuscated1727 murky1759 subfuscous1762 sable1791 sombrous1799 obfuscous1822 sombre1829 wine-dark1855 murkish1869 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 382 (MED) Þe leche..schal consider þe colour of all þe body, if it be derkisshe and ful of morphe. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 97 The..Colour..is of a darkish deepe redde. 1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon i. vi. 25 Monkeys... Some so large as our English Spaniel Dogs, of a darkish gray colour, and black faces. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 6 Their hair is lank, coarse, and darkish. 1881 C. A. Young Sun 197 A scarlet ribbon, with a darkish band across it. 1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Nov. 57/2 A mild chilli, about 15 cm in length, with a darkish green shiny skin that turns red when very ripe. 2. Somewhat lacking in light; fairly dim or dull. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > somewhat dark murka1300 darksome1530 darkish1559 half-dark1576 darkly1821 1559 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Induct. ii The dayes more darkishe are. 1660 S. Pepys Diary 24 Feb. (1970) I. 67 We drank pretty hard..till it begin to be darkish. 1777 J. Howard State of Prisons (1780) 178 The passages are narrow..and darkish. 1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1859) II. lxxvi. 29 A state of darkish twilight. 1973 J. Gardam Summer after Funeral (1977) xii. 82 It was snowing when we arrived and darkish, but even so you could see it wasn't a very happy place at any time. 1999 M. Sawyer Park & Ride (2000) vi. 118 Peruvia was in a room that was long and low and darkish, so you couldn't see all the way to the back. 3. Of comedy, humour, creative works, etc.: somewhat dark in style or content (see dark adj. 7d). ΚΠ 1932 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 1 June (2nd ed.) 2/4 Remember Masefield's ‘Pompey the Great’ and ‘Now’—nothing except some darkish humour to relieve the charnel house gloom. 1963 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 7/5 The author of ‘The Little Hut’ this time attempts a darkish comedy for Elvire Popesco. 1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Feb. 24/1 Maureen Freely's third novel, a darkish satire, takes place mainly in San Francisco during the late Reagan era. 1997 Neon Sept. 97/1 The gorgeous Lodato turns this darkish, genuinely comic tale into a full-on tragic love story. Derivatives ˈdarkishness n. a darkish state, condition, or quality. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] thesternessc888 thesterc897 murkOE theosterleykc1000 darkc1300 darkheadc1300 murknessa1325 therknessa1325 darknessc1350 tenebres1413 tenebrousa1450 obscurity1481 tenebrosity1490 obscureness1509 dern?a1513 sable?a1513 darksomeness1571 fuliginousness1576 darkishness1583 murksomeness1625 obscure1667 soot1789 tenebrity1789 nightness1839 raylessness1843 lightlessness1845 darkling1882 unlight1883 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] > lack of blindness971 darkness?c1425 darkishness1583 benightment1651 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xc. 556/2 God held them in darkishnes, giuing them but a small tast of his grace. 1778 J. F. Fritsch tr. G. de Lairesse Art of Painting xxii. 191 This [light] has not power enough to..give any colour: so that by the darkishness the objects, whether portraits, figures, flowers, &c. retain their natural colours intirely. 1988 P. Anderson & K. Anderson Dog & Wolf xi. 222 They entered the cabin. Its darkishness embraced them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.?c1425
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