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darksome

Meaning of "darksome" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DARKSOME

ˈdɑːksəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARKSOME

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

WHAT DOES DARKSOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of darksome in the English dictionary

The definition of darksome in the dictionary is dark or darkish.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARKSOME

bliksem · buxom · frolicsome · irksome · jokesome · larksome · murksome · pranksome · tricksome · worksome · Wrexham

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DARKSOME

dark-field illumination · dark-field microscope · dark-haired · dark-skinned · darken · darken someone´s door · darkened · darkener · darkey · darkie · darkies · darkish · darkle · darkling · darklings · darkly · darkmans · darkness · darkroom · darky

WORDS THAT END LIKE DARKSOME

awsome · bothersome · burdensome · chromosome · cumbersome · fearsome · flavoursome · foursome · fulsome · gruesome · handsome · lonesome · some · threesome · tiresome · troublesome · twosome · wholesome · winsome · worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of darksome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «darksome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DARKSOME

Find out the translation of darksome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of darksome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «darksome» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

阴暗
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

darksome
570 millions of speakers
en

English

darksome
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अंधेरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

darksome
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

darksome
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

darksome
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ধকারপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ténébreux
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gelap
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

darksome
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

陰気な
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

darksome
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Darksome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mù mịt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

துயரம் மிக்க
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अंधारमय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

darksome
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tenebrosa
65 millions of speakers
pl

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darksome
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

darksome
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

umbros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

darksome
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

somber
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

darksome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

darksome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of darksome

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKSOME»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARKSOME»

Discover the use of darksome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darksome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A thick and darksome veil: the rhetoric of Hawthorne's ...
Thomas R. Moore considers these lesser-known works to be the central battleground for Hawthorne's struggle to balance "the demands of his readership for a sentimental and nostalgic style and his own demands for a more truthful discourse and ...
Thomas R. Moore, 1994
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A PRIMER OF DARKSOME INTENT
Mark Roberts. A. PRIMER. OF. DARKSOME. INTENT. Mark Roberts Order this book online at www.trafford.com or email ...
Mark Roberts, 2010
3
The darksome maids of Bagleere: a Somerset tale
a Somerset tale W. H. Kersey. Martha, you can go. All as goes in your ears comes out on your tongue. Don't 'ee turn the lamp up ! Turn it down. Turn it down, I zay. We wastes more oil than enough. Now doan't 'ee take on an' chaccle. Go out ...
W. H. Kersey, 1912
4
A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
B. 229 Darksome. the darksome river Of Styx Ro. xv. 5 darkesome caves in pleasaunt vallies pight Gn. 117 the darksome bowre Of Herebus Gn. 313 round about me heapt in darksome glades ; Gn. 372 I will withdraw me to some darksome ...
Charles Grosvenor Osgood, 1915
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The Ladies' Garland
'But not a murmur mingled then with faith's assurance given, And not a fear pass' d with thee through the darksome vale to heaven ; No ! God's own rod and staff were there, nor could I wish thy stay, When angels beckon thee from earth and all  ...
Mary L'Hommedieu Gardiner, 1839
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The English Dialect Dictionary: Being the Complete ...
They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim, BURNS./O/IM Barleycorn ( 1781) st. 9. Edb. Curious led in darksome shade, FORBES Poems (1812) 153 ; The night cloud does low'r, Sae darksome, lang, and weary, McDowALL Poems ...
Joseph Wright, 1900
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Songs chiefly from the German
I 'HIS is the darksome mystery □*□ Which fills my heart with sorrow, — That we nor joy nor misery Can feel beyond the morrow. However deep the pain we bear, In inmost soul though lying, The birds sing out, the day is fair, And straight we ...
John Lancaster Spalding, 1896
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The Ladies' Garland
And so, with trembling voice, Gottreich began : — " Oh think, in the darksome hour, how the glory of heaven and earth once filled your bosom ! — how you gazed by day into one infinitude of beauty, and by night into another! Put away tha ...
9
Summa Theologica, Volume 1
Further, man's sin is not graver than the demons'. But man's place of punishment is hell. Much more, therefore, is it the demons' place of punishment ; and consequently not the darksome atmosphere. Obj. 3. Further, the demons are punished ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
_DARKSOME, adj. Sc. Yks. _Shr. Oxf. Dor. [dark-, da'ksam.] 1. Dark, obscure; ill- lighted. Sc. A darksome clud 0' duddy claes, Tnom jock (1878) 41, Ayr. They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim, Bunxsjolm Barleyrorn (1781) st. 9.
Joseph Wright, 1898

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARKSOME»

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THE RAMAYANA
so the pious Sita prayed, “Peaceful be my husband's exile in the forest's darksome shade, May he safely reach Ayodhya, and a thousand ... «The Indian Panorama, Jun 15»
2
The Ojai Music Festival.
Just before the end, darksome bitonal chords began crashing on the harp and piano, like the bell of a phantom cathedral. Suddenly, the wall at ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
3
Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, review: 'utmost poise'
... dances of the two fast movements, and the ensemble stamped its mark especially on the darksome start of the Passacaglia, before Batiashvili ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
The Vision of St. Fursey of Ireland and the Spiritual Combat
Then the angel who stood at Fursey's right said to him, “Behold the world.” The man of God looked, and he saw beneath him a darksome valley; ... «NFTU, Jun 15»
5
The 10 Most Badass Goddesses Of World Mythology
All Ye assembled at my shrine Mother Darksome and Divine. All ye assembled in my sight bow before my spirit Bright Aphrodite, Arrianrhod ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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I blame my present woes on the abolition of old-school cash …
Anyway, it does not do the heart good to dwell on such things, so instead I will contemplate the way that money is quitting its darksome house of ... «New Statesman, Mar 15»
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Daily Meditation: The Nativity
And chose with us a darksome house of mortal clay. III. Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein. Afford a present to the Infant God? «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
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Socialists and how the vote was won
... meetings held in darksome places, but standing forth openly and boldly in the light of day, [they] strive to carry out the purpose, long resolved ... «Green Left Weekly, Nov 14»
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From the October 20, 2014, issue of NR
“Filled with ice . . . darksome night, pelted by an incessant storm of hail and snow . . . the unwelcome roar of ice, loud crashing along the angry ... «National Review Online, Oct 14»
10
Nick Ripatrazone Offers Short Story Collection with 'Good People'
"Good People" is the sixth release from Ripatrazone, who has written two novellas, "This Darksome Burn" (Queen's Ferry Press 2013) and "We ... «Send2Press Newswire, Sep 14»
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