What does "fuscous" mean?

Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.

What is a synonym for "fuscous"?

Common synonyms include: beige, brown, brunet, chocolate, chromatic, dark.

Fuscous

//ˈfʌskəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
"‘Fresh, fresh, fresh,’ one commented in deep bass on the departing soldier, and the other nodded assent, though in that cave of spoiled air and fuscous lamplight the word ‘fresh’ was misleading […]."

Adjective

1
of something having a dusky brownish grey color wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

beige brown brunet chocolate chromatic dark

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"‘Fresh, fresh, fresh,’ one commented in deep bass on the departing soldier, and the other nodded assent, though in that cave of spoiled air and fuscous lamplight the word ‘fresh’ was misleading […]."

Etymology

From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.

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