Thesaurus article:with little or no light

with little or no light

These words describe things and especially places with no light or with very little light.

The most common word for this isdark.Darkcan be used to describe indoor spaces or the outdoors. When its used to describe the outdoors, it describes times when the sun is not visible or shining.

She peered down the dark hallway.

Gather your toys and bring them inside before it gets dark.

The opposite ofdarkislight.Lightis used when a place is lit by the natural brightness of the day.

I don't like jogging when it's still dark - I'll go when it's light.

If a place isdarkened, it has been made dark so that there is no or very little light in that place.

We arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre.

Dimis used to describe a place that has a little light, but usually not enough to see well.

He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.

Brighten a dim hallway with these battery-powered lights.

Shadowyis used to describe things that are dark and not able to be seen clearly, like a shadow, or places that are dark and full of shadows.Shadowyis often used with words likedim.

I was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor.

In the corner of the photograph was an eerie, shadowy blur.

Places that are very dark can be calledpitch-darkorpitch-black, or, in more literary language,inky.

She took a torch with her as she descended into the pitch-dark cellar.

It was pitch-black on our street after the power outage.

He rode away into the inky night.

They were the first to explore the vast, inky darkness of the ocean floor.

If a place is dark in an unpleasant way, you can say it isgloomyordingy.Dingyis used especially to refer to places that are dark and dirty or not maintained well.

She had the draperies in the parlor closed, which made the room quite gloomy.

Our hotel room was dingy.

Amoonlessnight is one that is very dark because the moon is not out and so is not giving off any light.

We barely made our way back home on that dark and moonless night.

In literary language,twilitis used to describe a place where it is getting darker because the sun is setting, but it is not yet night.

She walked the twilit London streets.

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释义	Thesaurus article:with little or no light with little or no light These words describe things and especially places with no light or with very little light. The most common word for this isdark.Darkcan be used to describe indoor spaces or the outdoors. When its used to describe the outdoors, it describes times when the sun is not visible or shining. She peered down the dark hallway. Gather your toys and bring them inside before it gets dark. The opposite ofdarkislight.Lightis used when a place is lit by the natural brightness of the day. I don't like jogging when it's still dark - I'll go when it's light. If a place isdarkened, it has been made dark so that there is no or very little light in that place. We arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre. Dimis used to describe a place that has a little light, but usually not enough to see well. He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. Brighten a dim hallway with these battery-powered lights. Shadowyis used to describe things that are dark and not able to be seen clearly, like a shadow, or places that are dark and full of shadows.Shadowyis often used with words likedim. I was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor. In the corner of the photograph was an eerie, shadowy blur. Places that are very dark can be calledpitch-darkorpitch-black, or, in more literary language,inky. She took a torch with her as she descended into the pitch-dark cellar. It was pitch-black on our street after the power outage. He rode away into the inky night. They were the first to explore the vast, inky darkness of the ocean floor. If a place is dark in an unpleasant way, you can say it isgloomyordingy.Dingyis used especially to refer to places that are dark and dirty or not maintained well. She had the draperies in the parlor closed, which made the room quite gloomy. Our hotel room was dingy. Amoonlessnight is one that is very dark because the moon is not out and so is not giving off any light. We barely made our way back home on that dark and moonless night. In literary language,twilitis used to describe a place where it is getting darker because the sun is setting, but it is not yet night. She walked the twilit London streets. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/with-little-or-no-light##
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