🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

深色

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shēn sè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dark/dɑːrk/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这件衣服是深色的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    With little or no light; lacking brightness.

    "It gets very dark outside after eight o'clock in the evening."
  2. 2

    Approaching black in shade; heavy or deep in color.

    "She wore a dark blue coat to match the winter weather."

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Synonyms (3)
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English deorc, meaning 'dark, obscure, gloomy', originating from Proto-Germanic *derekaz. Over centuries, the term has evolved from primarily describing physical absence of light to metaphorically representing secrecy, gloom, or intense color shades.

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