finster

Meaning

  1. dark
  2. gloomy, lowering

Concepts

dark
gloomy
murky
somber
mournful
gloomily
obscure
sombre
dim
dubious
esoteric
gaunt
gauntly
grim
loweringly
lugubrious
melancholic
miserable
morosely
murkily
obfuscatory
sad
☹️
saturnine
sinister
solemn
arcane
sullen
black
bleak
depressed
depressing
desolate
dismal
disturbed
dreary
Synonyms

dunkel
B1
düster
C2
mürrisch
C2
unheimlich
B2
trübe
25k
unheilvoll
elend
C1
böse
A2
streng
B2
schrecklich
A2
sinister
trübselig
bedrückend
widerwärtig
C2
wild
B1
Schneesturm
C2
schwarz
B1
schwärzlich
stockdunkel
44k
trüb
39k
unfreundlich
C2
verbissen
34k
wehmütig
beklemmend
ernst
A1

lichtlos

Regensturm

glühend heiß

grimm

unheildrohend

abweisend
27k

unheilsschwanger

angestrengt
C2
bedrohlich
C2
beunruhigend
C2
Blei
C1
diesig
drohend
47k
entschlossen
B2
gedrückt
C1
grimmig
37k
hart
A2
heiß
A2
🥵
herb
C2
Nebel
B2
🌫️
nebelig
🌁
Translations

oscuro
oscuro
donker
sombre
duister
obscur
escuro
fosc
karanlık
scuro
sombrio
buio
obscurus
ater
sombrío
Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dunggel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

finschter

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪnstɐ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
vinster
Inherited from Old High German
finstar
In summary

From Middle High German vinster, from Old High German finstar.

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