semidarkness

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

noun

Origin of semidarkness

First recorded in 1840–50; semi- + darkness

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We found a resting place under the semidarkness of an oil tanker.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Here it is a little better; but it's never light in this cell,—always in semidarkness.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
He broke off suddenly, gave a hasty look around and bolted off the end of the porch into the semidarkness of the lawn.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond
That dream always ends by my standing there in the semidarkness talking to an empty house.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
The sudden transition from sunlight to semidarkness bewildered him for a moment, doubtless, for he stood there without speaking.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. Lincoln

But nowhere was there a sign of life, and would not be until semidarkness brought the unwilling workers back to the tents.
Gunman's Reckoning | Max Brand

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