Concept cluster: Negative qualities > Darkness or gloominess
adj
Somewhat like alum.
adj
Very dry.
adv
Darkly or gloomily.
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
adj
Without color; pale; pallid.
n
The state or quality of being bleared, dimness of the eyes.
n
The characteristic of being blurry.
adv
In a cloudy way.
adj
(archaic) Unenlightened; ignorant of holy teachings.
adj
Having dark heartwood
adv
(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
n
The side that is distressing or undesirable.
adj
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
adj
Not bright or colorful.
adj
Somewhat dim.
adj
Somewhat dizzy.
adj
Somewhat drab in colour.
n
One who, or that which, dulls.
adj
Somewhat dull; dull to a degree.
adj
(by extension) Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
adj
Like a leaf; thin; insubstantial.
adj
(rare) Free from gloom; bright, radiant.
adj
Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
adj
Somewhat gloomy.
adj
(by extension) Dark and brooding.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To make pallid; to blanch.
adj
dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering
adj
dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
n
The state of being marred or spoilt.
adj
(chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte [(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.]
adj
Somewhat mellow.
adj
(archaic) Dark; gloomy; murky.
adj
Dark, dim, gloomy.
adv
In a shadowy manner.
adj
Somewhat shallow.
adj
Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
adj
Somewhat slack.
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of sombre [Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.]
adj
Somewhat somber.
n
(obsolete) Gloom; obscurity; duskiness.
adj
Alternative form of somberish [Somewhat somber.]
adv
In a sombrous manner.
adv
In a somnolescent way.
adj
Of a dull colour.
adj
Slightly crepitant.
adj
(obsolete) tenebrous; dark; gloomy
adj
gloomy; obscure
adj
(archaic) gloomy; obscure; tenebrific
adj
Alternative form of tenebrous [dark and gloomy]
n
A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
n
darkness; gloom
adj
(figuratively) gloomy.
adj
dark and gloomy
adv
In a tenebrous way.

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