History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
black

without colour or lights

dark, inky

charcoal

a black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air, used as fuel, for drawing etc

dark, inky

dark

having no or very little light

lack of light

dim

not bright; not (to be) seen clearly; not clear

darkish

dismal

sad, gloomy; miserable

bleak, dreary, gloomy

dreamy

(of a person) with thoughts far away from her or his surroundings or work

illusory, romantic

dusky

a little dark

dark-hued; murky

faint

(of things known by the senses) weak; not clear

having little effect on senses

fanciful

(of a person) led by imagination instead of reason and experience

imaginary, romantic

gloomy

dark, until; giving very little happiness, hope

dark, black

hazy

misty

cloudy

hidden

of hide

unseen, secret

imaginary

existing only in the mind and not real

fictitious, invented

imperceptible

that cannot be seen; very slight or gradual

hard to sense; faint

imponderable

of which the effect cannot at that point be judged as important or not, or cannot be estimated

imperceptible

inappreciable

too small or slight to be noticed

imperceptible

indefinite

not clear; vague; having no precise limit

ambiguous, vague

indistinct

not distinct

obscure, ambiguous

intangible

that cannot be known because of the senses or fully understood, but can be sensed by the feelings

indefinite, obscured

nebulous

without structure; vague

confused, obscure

overclouded

covered with clouds or shadows

dark, black

shady

giving shade from sunlight; situated in shade

dark, covered

spectral

of the spectrum

ghostly

starless

no stars to be seen

dark, inky

unclear

not clear

not clear

vague

not clear or distinct; slight; (of a person, expression, behaviour) uncertain, especially about details

not definite or clear

SHADOWY as in Wiktionary
SHADOWY as in Wikipedia