Dusky
/ˈdʌs.ki/noun
Somewhat dark or shadowed in color or light.
Did you know?Dusky comes from a Germanic root behind words for dust and dimness, so the word carries the eerie image of light blurred by airborne particles.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheu-
“to rise in a cloud of dust, smoke, or vapor”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*duskaz
“dark, dim, twilight-like”
Old English
English
dūsc
“dark, swarthy, dusky”
Middle English
English
dusky
“somewhat dark; shadowed; swarthy”
Modern English
English
dusky
“slightly dark or shadowy in color or appearance”