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Meaning of "duskiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DUSKINESS

ˈdʌskɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUSKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duskiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUSKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of duskiness in the English dictionary

The definition of duskiness in the dictionary is darkness or dimness. Other definition of duskiness is unhealthy blue or purple quality.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUSKINESS

bulkiness · cheekiness · cockiness · friskiness · huskiness · jerkiness · kinkiness · murkiness · muskiness · perkiness · quirkiness · riskiness · shakiness · silkiness · smokiness · sneakiness · spookiness · stickiness · tackiness · wackiness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUSKINESS

dush · Dushanbe · dusk · dusken · duskier · duskiest · duskily · duskish · duskishly · duskishness · duskly · duskness · dusky · dust · dust and ashes · dust bag · dust bath · dust bowl · dust bunny · dust cloud

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUSKINESS

agribusiness · big business · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · readiness · show business · timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of duskiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «duskiness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DUSKINESS

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

duskiness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

duskiness
570 millions of speakers
en

English

duskiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

संध्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغسوقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

duskiness
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

duskiness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোর-ঘোর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

matité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kegusaran
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

duskiness
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

duskiness
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

어스레
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Duskiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi đen
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

duskiness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

duskiness
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

oscurità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Duskiness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

duskiness
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

duskiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαυρίλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schemer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duskiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duskiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duskiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUSKINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of duskiness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «duskiness».

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUSKINESS»

Discover the use of duskiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duskiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
In the worst cases, this duskiness increases in the progress of the disease, and lessens in those that assume a mild aspect. So very characteristic is this cutaneous duskiness, that I think I could distinguish typhus by it at any time, if two patients ...
2
Henry James and the Visual
Locksley's understanding of duskiness is laughably superficial. Miriam's duskiness may inspire his sense of adventure at the levels of portraiture and marriage, but his ruminations on her complexion do not evince historical curiosities.
Kendall Johnson, 2007
3
report for the Year 1867.Volume IX
During the evening, bilious vomiting ensues, with duskiness of face and lips ; is seized, while asleep, with cough, dyspnoea, pain in chest, expectoration, &c, associated with shivering, pungency of skin, and general fever. Second day : On  ...
Army Medical Department, 1869
4
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. During the evening, bilious vomiting ensues, with duskiness of face and lips ; is seized, while asleep, with cough, dyspnoea, pain in chest, expectoration, <kc, associated with shivering, pungency ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1869
5
The general telegraph code, compiled for the use of bankers, ...
duskiness. ebriety. MONETARY : PAYMENTS, &o.— continued. One fifth on delivery sixth do. One-third on signing contract, one-third upon inspection, one- ) third upon Bill of Lading ... ... j ...
Henry Robert Meyer, 1874
6
The Diagnostics of Internal Medicine: A Clinical Treatise ...
Duskiness may be very prominent in the anaemia and pallor of brunettes, or after fatigue, mental excitement, loss of sleep, or severe pain, and in exhausting diseases. Dark circles round the eyes constitute a time-honoured, if not always ...
Glentworth Reeve Butler, 1903
7
...Reports
In both cases there was gastric disturbance and skin duskiness, with papules, moist excoriations, and thin crusts. Such a skin ailment seemed to show a tendency to become the rule when the women were pregnant, and to grow worse in each ...
London. St. George's hospital, 1880
8
Epilepsy: its symptoms, treatment, and relation to other ...
The duskiness of skin referred to is best seen on the face and neck; and in a few cases which have come under my own observation, it was a distinct and valuable indication of an approaching paroxysm. The duskiness often appears four or six ...
Sir John Russell REYNOLDS, 1861
9
Annals of Surgery
On removing the covering from the leg at the close of the operation, moderate duskiness of the leg was noted below the knee. One and one-half hours later oedema and duskiness of the toes were accentuated. He was put to bed with the foot ...
10
Cyclopædia of the diseases of children
The appearance of flushing in feverish illnesses of all kinds ; the flushed check or checks in the early stages of cerebral inflammations ; the combination of flushing and duskiness in many pulmonary inflammations; the more pure duskiness of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUSKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duskiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
On to the beach
Short dresses are a strict no-no if you want to avoid that duskiness, she advises. However in the evenings, shorts, bikinis and T-shirts with ... «New Kerala, Jun 15»
2
Visit Venus in Its Darkest Hour
If I can see the relative duskiness of the planet's terminator compared to its brilliant limb or the extension of the crescent into a full circle around ... «Sky & Telescope, May 15»
3
Pelee Island Winery Part 1
It looks light and quasi-transparent. It has loads of smoke and duskiness on the nose. Interesting and belligerent black cherry aromatics and loutish blackberries. «Windsor Square, Mar 15»
4
Midtown's Luna y Sol excels at tacos, salsas
So does a lightly sweetened chicken mole filling that can be had in street taco or enchilada form, its duskiness reeling you in without showing ... «Chron.com, Mar 15»
5
Show review: Jill Andrews at The Grey Eagle
“The Mirror,” a little poppy and maximizing the duskiness of Andrews' vocal, was a high point in the set — as was her stage banter about a new ... «Mountain Xpress, Feb 15»
6
Hindus in US: They have come of age
a statement, that, alongside her duskiness, prompted a barrage of racist and religious bias. This month, Indian Americans complained after the ... «Hindustan Times, Feb 15»
7
Joyce DiDonato's 'Journey Through Venice' at Carnegie Hall
At the close of “En Sourdine,” one of Fauré's “Cinq Mélodies 'de Venise,' ” she shifted from a hint of duskiness on “désespoir” (“despair”) to a ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
8
ACL Music Fest ACL Music Fest 2014 Saturday Interviews: 4:30pm …
El Pintor sounds like a load off Interpol's shoulders, but that trademark duskiness remains, which is something Fogarino wouldn't mind ... «Austin Chronicle, Oct 14»
9
Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014
When the entire Moon escapes the umbra, only the last penumbral shading remains for stage five. This final duskiness slowly fades away, ... «Sky & Telescope, Sep 14»
10
Symphony steps back in time with Joyce DiDonato to open season …
The duskiness of her voice embraced the piece, though the theatrical arrangement did not connect with the overall atmosphere of the program. «Kansas City Star, Sep 14»
REFERENCE
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