darkened
Lost its brightness
Darkened describes something that has become dark or darker.
A darkened room has had its light reduced or eliminated: She sat alone in the darkened theater.
A darkened sky suggests clouds, storm, or nightfall.
Figuratively, a darkened mood or outlook has turned gloomy or troubled.
A darkened doorway is one you never darken—that is, never enter or visit.
Lost original color
- subduedReduced in intensity
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- dulledMade less sharp
- tarnishedOxidized and discolored
lusterless · matte · pallid · dingy · bleak · sombre · gloomy · murky
Complete aggregate amount
- umbraComplete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
lunar · solar · transit · syzygy · blotted · blocked · obscured · astronomical
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
vesper · sundown · dusky · dimming · half-light · evening · night · gloom
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
shadowy · covert · cloak-and-dagger · veiled · secretive · furtive · noir · sinister
Kept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- cloakedConcealed or covered
masked · camouflaged · obfuscated · unseen · opaque · undisclosed · secretive · covered
Harsh and foreboding
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
ominous · troubled · despairing · pessimistic · bleak · grave · morose · dejected
faded
Lost original color
tarnished · lusterless · matte · pallid · dingy · bleak · sombre · gloomy · murky · dull
totality
Complete aggregate amount
- umbraComplete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
corona · lunar · solar · transit · syzygy · blotted · blocked · obscured · astronomical · celestial
dusk
Dimming after sundown
crepuscular · vesper · sundown · dusky · dimming · half-light · evening · night · gloom · darkling
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
mysterious · shadowy · covert · cloak-and-dagger · veiled · secretive · furtive · noir · sinister · suspicious
hidden
Kept out of sight
cloaked · masked · camouflaged · obfuscated · unseen · opaque · undisclosed · secretive · covered · curtained
grim
Harsh and foreboding
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
foreboding · ominous · troubled · despairing · pessimistic · bleak · grave · morose · dejected · dismal
- darken someone's doorstepArrive where unwanted
- darken someone's doorVisit, often unwelcome
- darken someone's doorwayAppear at one's home
- darken a church doorEnter a place of worship