semidarkness
Light almost gone
Semidarkness is partial darkness—dim light that falls between full illumination and complete darkness.
A room at dusk, lit only by fading daylight, exists in semidarkness.
Her eyes adjusted to the semidarkness of the theater.
The word suggests enough light to see shapes but not details clearly.
Partial illumination between extremes
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- obscurityState of being unknown
shadiness · dullness · murk · low-light · faintness · softness · candlelit · lamplight
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- crepusculePeriod of partial darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
eventide · sundown · afterglow · vesper · pre-dawn · daybreak
Dark areas from blocked light
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- sombrenessGrave, subdued quality
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- eerinessUnsettling strangeness
intimacy · seclusion · quiet · stillness · romance · chiaroscuro · noir · brooding
Lack of clarity
- blurrinessLack of visual clarity
- hazinessState of being unclear
- fogginessObscured or unclear state
- mistinessState of being hazy
cloudiness · obscurity · vagueness · opacity · nebulousness · unclear · squinting · strain
half-light
Partial illumination between extremes
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
obscurity · shadiness · dullness · murk · low-light · faintness · softness · candlelit · lamplight · firelight
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- crepusculePeriod of partial darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
sunset · eventide · sundown · afterglow · vesper · pre-dawn · daybreak
shadows
Dark areas from blocked light
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- sombrenessGrave, subdued quality
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
eeriness · intimacy · seclusion · quiet · stillness · romance · chiaroscuro · noir · brooding · melancholy
indistinctness
Lack of clarity
- blurrinessLack of visual clarity
- hazinessState of being unclear
- fogginessObscured or unclear state
mistiness · cloudiness · obscurity · vagueness · opacity · nebulousness · unclear · squinting · strain · silhouette
- dim lighttwilight, dusk, gloaming, half-light, penumbra
- Semi- wordssemicircle, semifinal, semicolon, semiconductor, semitruck
semidarknessbrightness
Degree of light emitted
daylight · brilliance · light · sunlight · radiance
dark, darkness, darken, dimness, darkly, darkening, darkish, duskiness