semi-darkness
Not quite dark
Semi-darkness is partial darkness—light diminished but not absent.
The term describes conditions where you can still see, but not well: The room was in semi-darkness, lit only by the glow of the television.
It often suggests atmosphere or transition, as when curtains are drawn or dusk settles.
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- crepusculePeriod of partial darkness
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- murkThick atmospheric darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- half-lightPartial illumination between extremes
murkiness · obscurity · shadiness · dullness · haziness · mistiness · indistinctness · blurriness
Darkness from blocked light
- umbraComplete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
overhang · canopy · awning · alcove · recess · lee · shelter · shaded
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- murkThick atmospheric darkness
- sombrenessGrave, subdued quality
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
ambiance · candlelit · chiaroscuro · tenebrous · crepuscular · brooding · eerie · romantic
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- crepusculePeriod of partial darkness
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
half-light · murkiness · obscurity · shadiness · dullness · haziness · mistiness · indistinctness · blurriness · faintness
shade
Darkness from blocked light
- umbraComplete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
silhouette · overhang · canopy · awning · alcove · recess · lee · shelter · shaded · shadowy
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- murkThick atmospheric darkness
- sombrenessGrave, subdued quality
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
intimacy · ambiance · candlelit · chiaroscuro · tenebrous · crepuscular · brooding · eerie · romantic · secluded
semi-darknessbrightness
Degree of light emitted
bright light · brilliance · radiance · sunlight · daylight
semi, darkness, dark, darken, darkly, darkened, darkening, darkens, darker