darkling C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɑrklɪŋ/ UK /ˈdɑːklɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj in the dark or growing dark; obscure The poet wandered the darkling moor at dusk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · in the dark or growing... dimshadowyobscuremurkydusky ↔ Opposites lightbrightluminous Word family Related forms darkdarksomedarkle Etymology AI details From English 'dark' + the adverbial suffix -ling ('in the manner of'); the word was reanalysed as an adjective by later poets such as Milton and Keats. deorc Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # darkling **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑrklɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑːklɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. in the dark or growing dark; obscure ## Examples - The poet wandered the darkling moor at dusk. ## Synonyms - dim - shadowy - obscure - murky - dusky ## Antonyms - light - bright - luminous ## Related Forms - dark - darksome - darkle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: deorc ## Etymology From English 'dark' + the adverbial suffix -ling ('in the manner of'); the word was reanalysed as an adjective by later poets such as Milton and Keats. ## AI Etymology Darkling is from English 'dark' + the adverbial suffix -ling ('in the manner of'); the word was reanalysed as an adjective by later poets such as Milton and Keats. Important recorded forms include deorc (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in the dark or growing dark; obscure. The wider family includes related words such as dark, darksome, and darkle. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown