Associations to the word «Darkling»

Wiktionary

DARKLING, noun. Darkness.
DARKLING, noun. (fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
DARKLING, adjective. Dark; darkening.
DARKLING, adjective. Obscure; done or happening 'in the dark' or unseen.
DARKLING, adverb. In the dark; in obscurity.
DARKLING, verb. Present participle of darkle
DARKLING BEETLE, noun. Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae
DARKLING BEETLES, noun. Plural of darkling beetle

Dictionary definition

DARKLING, adjective. Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish.
DARKLING, adjective. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche