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semidarkness

American  
[sem-ee-dahrk-nis, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈdɑrk nɪs, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

noun

  1. partial darkness.


Etymology

Origin of semidarkness

First recorded in 1840–50; semi- + darkness

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Feeling as though I were walking through a Victorian cabinet of curiosities, I groped in semidarkness past enigmatic exhibits to the sound of chirping crickets and waterfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2018

“I carefully patrolled the fence in the semidarkness until I came upon a beautiful sight: six feet of stout rope dangling onto the ground from the fence,” Bagdikian wrote.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2017

The moments of semidarkness between the play’s brief scenes are accompanied by acoustic guitar music that lends a new-age atmosphere to the show.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016

Harry could see him now, see the red eyes, the flattened, serpentine face, the pallor of him gleaming slightly in the semidarkness.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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