Fuscousness
/ˈfʌskəsnəs/noun
The quality of being dark, dusky, or brownish-gray.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin *fuscus*, meaning “dark” or “swarthy,” a root that also gave English the rare word *fuscate*—to darken or obscure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheus-
“to become dark, dim, or obscure”
Latin
Latin
fuscus
“dark, swarthy, dusky”
Late Latin
Latin
fuscāre
“to darken; make dusky”
Middle English
English
fuscous
“dark-colored; dusky”
Modern English
English
fuscousness
“the quality or state of being dusky or dark-colored”