Crossword clues for duskiness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Duskiness \Dusk"i*ness\, n. The state of being dusky.
Wiktionary
n. The quality of being dusky
WordNet
n. the state of being poorly illuminated [syn: dimness]
a swarthy complexion [syn: darkness, swarthiness]
Usage examples of "duskiness".
He found too that her great mass of hair, instead of being, as he had thought, dull, was in reality full of glints and golden hints, as if she had twisted up a handful of sunbeams with it in the morning, which, before night, had faded a little, catching something of the duskiness and shadowiness of their prison.
Ornate globe lamps glowed against the duskiness and a low fire palpitated in the fireplace.
In long strides, she moved toward the door, then whirling about, faced the older woman across the duskiness of the room.
Languorous recollections, duskiness, fitful gleams, saporous church air and pins and needles in the legs.