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darkening definition
darkening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb darken 2 of 4 senses of darken Sense 1 darken => black out blacken out => overcloud, cloud over cloud up Sense 4 darken => embrown => murk => dun => blind, dim => dim => obscure, benight, bedim => overcast, cloud Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb darken 2 of 4 senses of darken Sense 1 darken => black out blacken out => overcloud, cloud over cloud up Sense 4 darken => embrown => murk => dun => blind, dim => dim => obscure, benight, bedim => overcast, cloud => fog up Entailment of verb darken Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb darken 4 senses of darken Sense 1 darken => change Sense 2 darken, dim => change intensity Sense 3 darken => tarnish, maculate, sully, defile Sense 4 darken => change, alter Familiarity of verb darken darken used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb darken Sense 1 darken => change -------------- Sense 2 darken, dim => change intensity -------------- Sense 3 darken => tarnish, maculate, sully, defile -------------- Sense 4 darken => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun darkening darkening Overview of noun darkening The noun darkening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blackening, darkening -- (changing to a darker color) Overview of verb darken The verb darken has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) darken -- (become dark or darker; "The sky darkened") 2. (1) darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown") 3. darken -- (tarnish or stain: "a scandal that darkened the family's good name") 4. darken -- (make dark or darker; "darken a room") Overview of adj darkening The adj darkening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) darkening -- (becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over "the darkening sky") Antonyms of adj darkening 1 sense of darkening Sense 1 darkening INDIRECT (VIA dark) -> light Similarity of adj darkening 1 sense of darkening Sense 1 darkening => dark (vs. light) Attributes of adj darkening Familiarity of adj darkening darkening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj darkening darkening Overview of noun darkening The noun darkening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blackening, darkening -- (changing to a darker color) Overview of verb darken The verb darken has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) darken -- (become dark or darker; "The sky darkened") 2. (1) darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown") 3. darken -- (tarnish or stain: "a scandal that darkened the family's good name") 4. darken -- (make dark or darker; "darken a room") Overview of adj darkening The adj darkening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) darkening -- (becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over "the darkening sky")
darkening definition
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