MIRKINESS Synonyms

• the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

• the quality of being cloudy

• absence of light or illumination

• an unilluminated area

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unenlightened state

• having a dark or somber color

• a swarthy complexion

• the state of being poorly illuminated

• the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

• the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• become dusk

• a state of partial or total darkness

• a feeling of melancholy apprehension

• an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

• the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses

• an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

• make dark, dim, or gloomy

• the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

• an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

• the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison