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darkling

/ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A creature that lives in the dark.
  2. In the dark; in obscurity.
  3. To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
  4. To become dark; to show indistinctly.
  5. Darkness
  6. Dark; growing dark; darkening.
  7. Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

dark(English)dark elf(English)dern(English)deathling(English)dark light(English)drow(English)daemon(English)demilich(English)elytra(English)thrush(English)beetle(English)spectral(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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