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1darkling

adverb dark·ling \ˈdär-kliŋ\

Definition of DARKLING

:  in the dark
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Origin of DARKLING

Middle English derkelyng, from derk dark + -lyng -ling
First Known Use: 15th century

2darkling

adjective dark·ling

Definition of DARKLING

1
:  dark
2
:  done or taking place in the dark
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First Known Use of DARKLING

1718

Related to DARKLING

Synonyms
black, caliginous, darkened, darkish, dark, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlit
Antonyms
bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous

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