darksome

adjective

dark·​some ˈdärk-səm 

: gloomily somber : dark

Synonyms

• black
• caliginous
• dark
• darkened
• darkish
• darkling
• dim
• dimmed
• dusk
• dusky
• gloomy
• lightless
• murky
• obscure
• obscured
• pitch-black
• pitch-dark
• pitchy
• rayless
• somber
• sombre
• stygian
• tenebrific
• tenebrous
• unlit

Examples of darksome in a Sentence

a pile of darksome ruins in the heart of the forest

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

darksome

adjective

dark·​some ˈdärk-səm 

: gloomily somber : dark