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[ sem-ee-dahrk-nis, sem-ahy- ] / ˌsɛm iˈdɑrk nɪs, ˌsɛm aɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR semidarkness ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of semidarknessFirst recorded in 1840–50; semi- + darkness Words nearby semidarknesssemiconscious, semiconservative replication, semicrystalline, semicylinder, semidaily, semidarkness, semideify, semidesert, semidetached, semidetached binary, semidiameter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semidarknessWe found a resting place under the semidarkness of an oil tanker. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST The men rapidly picked out their horses in the semidarkness, tightened their saddle girths, and formed companies. War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy In the semidarkness he upset a chair with appalling clatter. Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards Instantly the headlights were dimmed, and in the semidarkness the car plowed on through the mud. The Black Star|Johnston McCulley
The place was in semidarkness, objects being but dimly discernible. The Yellow Claw|Sax Rohmer They let most of the candles in the dungeon go out, leaving the great stone chamber in semidarkness. The Saracen: The Holy War|Robert Shea
Words related to semidarknessshadow, darkness, shade, dusk, screen, cover, shadiness, umbrage, blackness, coolness, obscurity, penumbra, umbra, gloominess, adumbration, opacity, murk, duskiness, gloom, midnight |