darkener
Makes things dimmer
A darkener is something that makes things darker.
The term applies to substances that deepen color—hair darkener, wood darkener—and to devices or settings that reduce light: The room darkener shades blocked the morning sun.
Figuratively, a darkener casts gloom: He was a darkener of moods wherever he went.
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
evening · dimmer · low-light · shadowing · fading · obscuring · eclipse · shroud
Pigment for changing hues
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- inkWriting fluid
- tintFaint color addition
- stainLasting surface discoloration
colorant · melanin · charcoal · soot · carbon · tar · bitumen · lampblack
Anxiously dwelling on something
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
morose · pensive · bleak · dismal · forlorn · elegiac · wistful · shadowy
Mounted overhead shelter
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
- drapesHanging window coverings
- canopyOverhead protective covering
parasol · sunshade · visor · tint · screen · filter · louver · shutter
State of being unprotected
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- contrastNotable difference between things
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
saturation · luminance · shadows · highlights · curves · histogram · filter · adjustment
twilight
Light after sunset
gloaming · evening · dimmer · low-light · shadowing · fading · obscuring · eclipse · shroud · veil
dye
Pigment for changing hues
stain · colorant · melanin · charcoal · soot · carbon · tar · bitumen · lampblack · kohl
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
sullen · morose · pensive · bleak · dismal · forlorn · elegiac · wistful · shadowy · ominous
awning
Mounted overhead shelter
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
- drapesHanging window coverings
canopy · parasol · sunshade · visor · tint · screen · filter · louver · shutter · lampshade
exposure
State of being unprotected
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- contrastNotable difference between things
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
levels · saturation · luminance · shadows · highlights · curves · histogram · filter · adjustment · vignette
darkenerbrightener
Agent that adds radiance
lightener · illuminator · whitener · bleacher · illuminant
- 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