darkling

Meaning

Adv

In the dark; in obscurity.

Adj

1. (not-comparable, poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.

Noun

Darkness.

Verb

present participle and gerund of darkle

Noun

1. (obsolete) A child of darkness; someone dark by nature or who has grown dark in character.
2. A creature that lives in the dark.
3. (poetic) A demon.

Synonyms

dark

black

blackened

bleak

blue

clouded

dim

disconsolate

dismal

gloomy

grim

murky

sable

saturnine

somber

sombre

sulky

sullen

sunless

glooming

mirky

angry

😠

gloomful

Translations

dunkel

obscurément

vaguement

assombrissant

amphigouriquement

oscuro

oscuramente

karanlıkta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: derkelyng

In summary

From Middle English derkelyng. By surface analysis, dark + -ling.