duskiest
Nearest to nightfall
Duskiest is the superlative of dusky—the most shadowy, dim, or dark-complexioned of a group.
Something duskiest has the deepest twilight quality: the duskiest corner of the cellar, the duskiest of the three sisters.
Low in light
crepuscular · inky · pitch-black · lightless · sable · ebony · jet-black · coal-black
Poetic term for dusk
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- sundownDay's end moment
- crepusculePeriod of partial darkness
vesper · evening · sunset · afterglow · dimming · fading · golden hour · blue hour
dim
Low in light
tenebrous · crepuscular · inky · pitch-black · lightless · sable · ebony · jet-black · coal-black · sooty
gloaming
Poetic term for dusk
crepuscule · vesper · evening · sunset · afterglow · dimming · fading · golden hour · blue hour · last light
somber
Gravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
mournful · wistful · bleak · dreary · forlorn · subdued · pensive · heavy · overcast · leaden
swarthy
Dark-skinned, weathered-looking
tan · melanin · pigmented · brown · umber · sepia · coffee · mahogany · chestnut · caramel