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Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.
Steve Carell

Meaning of "darkened" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DARKENED

darkened  [ˈdɑːkənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARKENED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Darkened is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DARKENED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of darkened in the English dictionary

The definition of darkened in the dictionary is A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARKENED


blackened
ˈblækənd
fecund
ˈfiːkənd
femtosecond
ˈfɛmtəʊˌsɛkənd
infecund
ɪnˈfiːkənd
jocund
ˈdʒɒkənd
lichened
ˈlaɪkənd
microsecond
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd
millisecond
ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd
nanosecond
ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd
picosecond
ˈpiːkəʊˌsɛkənd
rubicund
ˈruːbɪkənd
second
ˈsɛkənd
sixty-second
ˌsɪkstɪˈsɛkənd
split-second
ˌsplɪtˈsekənd
unawakened
ˌʌnəˈweɪkənd
unquickened
ʌnˈkwɪkənd
unreckoned
ʌnˈrɛkənd
unthickened
ʌnˈθɪkənd
unwakened
ʌnˈweɪkənd
unweakened
ʌnˈwiːkənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DARKENED

dark star
dark tourism
dark-complexioned
dark-eyed
dark-field illumination
dark-field microscope
dark-haired
dark-skinned
darken
darken someone´s door
darkener
darkey
darkie
darkies
darkish
darkle
darkling
darklings
darkly
darkmans

WORDS THAT END LIKE DARKENED

battle hardened
burdened
disheartened
enlightened
frightened
hardened
heightened
overburdened
roughened
stiffened
straitened
the heavens opened
threatened
unenlightened
unleavened
unopened
unripened
unsharpened
unsweetened
wizened

Synonyms and antonyms of darkened in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DARKENED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «darkened» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of darkened

Translation of «darkened» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DARKENED

Find out the translation of darkened to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of darkened from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «darkened» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变暗的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oscuro
570 millions of speakers

English

darkened
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्धेरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مظلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потемнело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escurecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans l´obscurité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dunkel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

灯りのともっていない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캄캄한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peteng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंधारमय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karartılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaciemnione
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потемніло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întunecat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοτείνιασε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verduister
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förmörkad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formørket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of darkened

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKENED»

The term «darkened» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKENED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about darkened

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9 QUOTES WITH «DARKENED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word darkened.
1
George Washington Cable
And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.
2
Steve Carell
Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.
3
Bill Hicks
The best kind of comedy to me is when you make people laugh at things they've never laughed at, and also take a light into the darkened corners of people's minds, exposing them to the light.
4
Harriet Ann Jacobs
Every where the years bring to all enough of sin and sorrow; but in slavery the very dawn of life is darkened by these shadows.
5
Tom Perrotta
I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.
6
Martha Reeves
I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.
7
John Reid
There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.
8
Cathleen Schine
Nathaniel Rich wrote 'Odds Against Tomorrow' well before Hurricane Sandy and its surge crashed onto the isle of Manhattan, well before the streets were flooded and the subways drowned, only the Goldman Sachs building sparkling above the darkened avenues.
9
Rory Stewart
I have a constituency with 52,000 people and a million sheep. I was in one village where a local kid was run over by a tractor. They took him to Carlisle, but they couldn't be bothered to wait at the hospital. So they put him in a darkened room for two weeks, then said he was fine. But I'm not so sure he was.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARKENED»

Discover the use of darkened in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darkened and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late ...
A highly original study that examines the central role played by women as mediums, healers, and believers during the golden age of spiritualism in the late Victorian era, The Darkened Room is more than a meditation on women mediums—it's ...
Alex Owen, 2004
2
From a Darkened Room: The Inman Diary
The diary reads like a nonfiction novel as it moves inexorably toward disaster. This is an abridged version of the celebrated two-volume work published by Harvard as The Inman Diary: A Public and Private Confession.
Arthur Crew Inman, Daniel Aaron, 1996
3
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened ...
Traces a year of dramatic global change in the aftermath of a massive early nineteenth-century Indonesian volcanic eruption that disrupted weather patterns and triggered food shortages, religious revivals, migrations, and a typhus epidemic.
William K. Klingaman, Nicholas P. Klingaman, 2013
4
Before the Darkened Moon: An American Apocalypse
When President Victoria Miller declares martial law in the United States, this action allows the enemies of Christianity to put their plans into motion, the repercussions of which will be felt the world over, even until the end of days.
Larry Morgenstern, 2012
5
Out of the Darkened Room: When a Parent Is Depressed: ...
-- This is the first book to look at depression as an illness that affects the entire family, not just the individual.
William R. Beardslee, 2009
6
Darkened Hollows
This is Book II of DARKENED: The West Virginia Vampire Series by Gary Lee Vincent.
Gary Lee Vincent, 2011
7
Darkened Tongue 2
Darkened Tongue 2 Collages of a Dark Mind Prepare your self for bone-chilling surprises in these dark poems.
Anthony Marino, 2013
8
Darkened Horizons Issue 4
FEATURING:SHADOW MAN by Charlotte Emma GledsonTHE BOHEMIAN CLUB by Brittany A. MuscarellaMUSAME by John M. BishopREJECTION SLIPS THE MIND by Eric EnckHALF LIFE by Jennifer L. MillerWORKING STIFF by Brandon LayngTHE STAIN by Matthew Pierce ...
Darkened HORIZONS, 2008
9
Darkened Requiem - the Collections
Some of the best known and loved poems by best selling, award winning Horror Sinisteria/Dark Eclectic author, Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc.From Vampyric to angst, alternate worlds to the end of the world, Andrea taps into your darkest fears and ...
Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, 2008
10
Darkened Light
Description Darkened Light is an epic tour-de-force of a book, an awakening for people who do not understand the mind of a manic depressive. In this book Susan explains the past hardships of her life.
Susan Splaine, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARKENED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term darkened is used in the context of the following news items.
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Round Lundy Yacht Race shines under darkened skies
Some 46 boats took to the water under Saturday's darkened skies as they battled challenging conditions in the popular sailing event. «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
2
Death of elderly woman found in Hollywood home ruled homicide
... WHEN A MAINTENANCE MAN DISCOVERED HER BODY CRUMBLED IN A DARKENED APARTMENT COVERED WITH BLEACH. «Local 10, Jul 15»
3
Woman accused of using stun gun on teenager
The 13-year-old and her sister, 16, told police she shocked the younger girl in the torso after approaching her from behind in a darkened room, ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
4
UK flags budget deficit until 2020
Addressing parliament, Mr Osborne warned the global economic outlook has darkened recently, citing a slowdown in the US and China and ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
5
Steely Dan Shined Through The Fog at Red Rocks
... you the way late night jazz radio can when you're alone with it on a dark highway or in a darkened room contemplating neglected memories. «Westword, Jul 15»
6
Distinguished Gentlemen make their marks in France (photos, video)
She and Trevyon hold hands, sitting close and whispering in a pew in the darkened sanctuary. "You learn French from me, yes?" she asks ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
7
I Ate Dinner at Cambodia's Infamous Snake House
It is darkened until someone flicks a switch and the fish come into sight; groupers, colorful reef fish—and Jesus, is that a sea turtle? At 9 PM, the ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
8
Thin Ice: Chippewa County has rich fair history
... from the paper detailing a significant time in the fair's history when the long shadow of the Great Depression darkened the fairgrounds. «Leader-Telegram, Jul 15»
9
Local Christian rappers: 'Yo, we got a major army'
"My heart was darkened for a minute, and then the light bulb went back on," King David says. While in prison he began writing songs again, ... «City Pages, Jul 15»
10
Did American volcanoes trigger fall of Roman Empire?
On March 24 536AD the sky suddenly darkened across continental Europe as a thick dust cloud rolled in and stayed put for 18 months. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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