mirk
Poetic murky dimness
Mirk is a Scottish and dialectal variant of murk, meaning darkness or gloom: The mirk of a winter evening settled over the village.
As an adjective, mirky means dark or obscure.
The word appears in older poetry and regional literature, carrying a slightly archaic or literary flavor.
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- shadowLight blocked by object
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- blacknessComplete absence of light
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
dusk · twilight · nightfall · eventide · nocturne · pitch · obsidian · tenebrous
Low-lying cloud cover
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- mistFine airborne moisture
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
- opaqueImpassable to light
veiled · shrouded · indistinct · nebulous · unclear · vague · obfuscated · hidden
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
dimness · dusk · twilight · nightfall · eventide · nocturne · pitch · obsidian · tenebrous · crepuscular
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
opaque · veiled · shrouded · indistinct · nebulous · unclear · vague · obfuscated · hidden · concealed
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
brooding · haunting · menacing · grim · somber · dreary · bleak · oppressive · threatening · gothic
mirklight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
brightness · radiance · brilliance · luminosity · daylight
mirkclarity
State of being understandable
clearness · transparency · lucidity · distinctness · pellucidity
mirkcheerfulness
State of bright spirits
brightness · lightness · sunniness · gaiety · radiance