Definition
The quality or state of being dusky; the degree or extent of duskiness; the characteristic dim or shadowy appearance.
Etymology
From 'dusky' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness,' creating an abstract noun that describes the quality of being dusky, following patterns like 'darkness,' 'dimness,' 'sadness.'
Kelly Says
While 'darkness' is common, 'duskiness' specifically captures that aesthetic quality of twilight—not the absence of light, but a particular golden, soft kind of dimness that has its own beauty.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অন্ধকার
on-dha-kar
CACatalà
obscuritat
os-kur-i-tat
CSČeština
temnota
tem-no-ta
DEDeutsch
Dämmerung
dam-mer-ung
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτάδι
sko-ta-di
ESEspañol
oscuridad
os-koo-ri-dad
FISuomi
himmeysys
hi-me-ys-sis
FRFrançais
crépuscularité
kray-poo-skular-i-te
HIहिन्दी
अंधेरा
and-he-ra
HUMagyar
sötétség
so-te-s-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelap
ge-lap
ITItaliano
oscurità
os-koo-ri-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
gelap
ge-lap
NLNederlands
donkerheid
don-ker-heid
PLPolski
ciemność
chem-no-s-ch
PTPortuguês
escuridão
es-koo-ri-dão
RORomână
întuneric
in-too-ner-ik
RUРусский
темнота
tem-no-ta
SVSvenska
mörker
moer-ker
TRTürkçe
karanlıklık
ka-ran-lik-lik
UKУкраїнська
темрява
tem-ryava
VITiếng Việt
bóng tối
bong toi