Associations to the word «Dusky»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DUSKY, adjective. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
DUSKY, adjective. A shade of color that is rather dark.
DUSKY, adjective. (dated) dark-skinned
DUSKY, adjective. Ashen, greyish skin coloration
DUSKY, noun. A dusky shark.
DUSKY, noun. A dusky dolphin.
DUSKY THRUSH, noun. A species of thrush, Turdus eunomus, which breeds eastwards from central Siberia.
Dictionary definition
DUSKY, adjective. Lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river".
DUSKY, adjective. Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.