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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespénombre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe-nomb-r
"La pénombre envahissait lentement la pièce."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being darkish, dim, or shadowy, especially resembling the light of dusk.
"The room slowly filled with a quiet duskiness as the sun dipped below the horizon." - 2
A dark or swarthy hue in a person's complexion.
"There was a subtle duskiness to his skin after spending months working under the tropical sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'dusky', combining the Old English root 'dox' (meaning dark-colored or swarthy) with the suffix '-ish', and further suffixed with '-ness' to form an abstract noun indicating state or quality. The word evolved through Middle English to denote the dim, shadowy quality characteristic of twilight or failing light.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Duskiness" is said worldwide
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pénombre
Transliteration: pe-nomb-r
"La pénombre envahissait lentement la pièce."
Dämmerigkeit
Transliteration: dem-uh-rig-kite
"Die Dämmerigkeit des Abends legte sich über das Tal."
imscurimento
Transliteration: penombra
Script: penombra
"La penombra della sera riempiva la stanza."
penumbra
Transliteration: peh-noom-brah
"La penumbra cubría lentamente el jardín."
penumbra
Transliteration: peh-noom-brah
"A penumbra da noite caía suavemente."
धुंधलापन
Transliteration: dhundhalapan
"शाम के समय कमरे में धुंधलापन छा गया।"
昏暗
Transliteration: hūn àn
"房间里弥漫着傍晚的昏暗。"
어스름
Transliteration: eoseureum
"방안에 저녁의 어스름이 깃들었다."
薄暗さ
Transliteration: usugurasa
"部屋全体が夕方の薄暗さに包まれた。"
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