Darkened

//ˈdɑɹkənd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of darken form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made dark or lightproof by the exclusion of light. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having an absence of light, such as at night-time. not-comparable

    "Far less straightforward was what happened at about 0130 on Friday June 2 1944, as a long goods train was chuffing and clanking its unhurried way across the darkened landscape towards Soham, from Ely."

Adjective
  1. 1
    become or made dark by lack of light wordnet
  2. 2
    (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bedazzledbesmirchedblackenedblindedblindfoldblindfolded

Example

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"The legend says that the day she died, an eclipse darkened the skies."

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gravity-darkenedlimb-darkened

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