penumbral

adjective

Definition of penumbralnext
as in darkened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penumbral
  1. dusky
  2. moonless
  3. obscure
  4. pitch-dark
  5. dim
  6. dark
  7. somber
  8. pitch-black
Adjective
  • By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Another recurring visual – a newsstand ablaze, orange flames shooting into a dusky sky – provides a stirring corollary to the journalists who describe what their calling has cost them.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • This spiral-shaped cloud is faintly visible to the naked eye under a clear, moonless sky.
    David J Eicher, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2020
  • Look to the southeast and south for that this month—and this week in particular, which will be largely moonless.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 June 2022
Definition of moonless
Adjective
  • The episode’s host, John Mulaney, played a news junkie who was quizzed about the more obscure 2024 general-election players, such as Special Counsel Jack Smith.
    Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Six years after the 2018 Supreme Court decision that led to widespread legalization of mobile sports betting, U.S. sportsbooks dangle a variety of granular and obscure potential wagers in front of customers.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • The tips of my lashes are blonde and can make a mascara look rather dusty if it's not pigmented enough, but that wasn't a concern with this pitch-dark formulation.
    Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 8 July 2024
  • The book also shares with Park’s films a pitch-dark, absurdist humor.
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Definition of pitch-dark
Adjective
  • November may have three meteor showers, but only one will coincide with a dim, near-to-new moon: the Southern Taurids.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of dim
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • As results from the presidential election trickled in showing Vice President Kamala Harris’s growing deficit to former President Donald Trump, Simon took a somber tone.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • From Bill Plaschke: The silent, somber Bronx suddenly was bathed in joyous dancing blue, a screaming scrum leaping and bouncing and hugging into history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of somber
Adjective
  • Walking into that pitch-black space, not seeing anything while having my eyes wide open exhilarated and frightened me.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On Sunday night, billionaire Elon Musk, in a pitch-black Make America Great Again hat, took the stage at Madison Square Garden to introduce former President Donald Trump to a packed audience of MAGA supporters.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of pitch-black
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