penumbral

adjective

Definition of penumbralnext
as in darkened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penumbral
  1. dusky
  2. moonless
  3. obscure
  4. pitch-dark
  5. dim
  6. dark
  7. somber
  8. pitch-black
Adjective
  • Blacktip sharks are smaller and often confused with dusky and spinner sharks that live in the same areas.
    Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024
  • By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • This spiral-shaped cloud is faintly visible to the naked eye under a clear, moonless sky.
    David J Eicher, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2020
  • Look to the southeast and south for that this month—and this week in particular, which will be largely moonless.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 June 2022
Definition of moonless
Adjective
  • The pair will likely stay in that obscure piece of real estate for the next 24 to 48 hours.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At times, the actors spoke their lines from obscure corners of the cavernous playing area.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • The tips of my lashes are blonde and can make a mascara look rather dusty if it's not pigmented enough, but that wasn't a concern with this pitch-dark formulation.
    Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 8 July 2024
  • The book also shares with Park’s films a pitch-dark, absurdist humor.
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Definition of pitch-dark
Adjective
  • Each of those units has enough oomph to excite an electron, even in dim light with very few of them.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • One of his several gold teeth gleams in the dim light.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of dim
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • Lego Horizon Adventures, available for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC, rebuilds 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn in the Lego universe, transforming the somber and complex Horizon into something simpler, a bit sillier and more kid-friendly.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This seems to be part of the reason The City and Its Uncertain Walls is such an unnaturally somber book.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of somber
Adjective
  • Walking into that pitch-black space, not seeing anything while having my eyes wide open exhilarated and frightened me.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On Sunday night, billionaire Elon Musk, in a pitch-black Make America Great Again hat, took the stage at Madison Square Garden to introduce former President Donald Trump to a packed audience of MAGA supporters.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of pitch-black
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