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semidarkness

[ sem-ee-dahrk-nis, sem-ahy- ]

noun

  1. partial darkness.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of semidarkness1

First recorded in 1840–50; semi- + darkness
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Example Sentences

I keep a fast pace in the semidarkness, my breath coming out in a cloud, and when I find the turn off the main road, the sun is only just beginning to thaw the air.

Juanita put the knife down and shook a cramp out of it in the semidarkness.

From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.

As a haunting a cappella score builds momentum, they descend, twisting slowly through the semidarkness, until their chairs come to rest on the floor.

In the semidarkness of my parents’ bedroom, I flipped the pages to the table of contents.

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