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semidarkness in American English (ˌsɛmɪˈdɑrknəs) semidarkness in American English (ˌsemiˈdɑːrknɪs, ˌsemai-) Word origin [1840–50; semi- + darkness]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, plaque, pylon, set piece, warmupsemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticatedExamples of 'semidarkness' in a sentencesemidarkness Synonyms of 'semidarkness'half-light, gloom, twilight, dusk More Synonyms of semidarkness Synonyms half-light murk gloaming (Scottish, poetic) waning light Additional synonymsDefinition the time just before nightfall when it is almost dark We arrived home at dusk. Synonyms twilight, evening, evo (Australian, slang), nightfall, sunset, dark, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scottish, poetic) Synonyms twilight, dusk, nightfall, half-light, eventide (archaic) Definition partial or total darkness the gloom of a foggy November morning Synonyms darkness, dark, shadow, cloud, shade, twilight, dusk (poetic), obscurity, blackness, dullness, murk, dimness, murkiness, cloudiness, gloominess, duskiness Nearby words ofsemidarkness - selling
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Additional synonymsDefinition the soft dim light that occurs when the sun is just below the horizon after sunset the deepening autumn twilight Synonyms half-light, gloom, dimness, semi-darkness |