darkling
Dark; growing dark; darkeningDark; growing dark; darkening.
/ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, poetic)Dark; growing dark; darkening.
(poetic) occurring in the dark or night
(figuratively, not comparable)Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
Origin
Coined by Irish poet Mary Tighe in 1805, likely as an extension of the adverbial sense, anCoined by Irish poet Mary Tighe in 1805, likely as an extension of the adverbial sense, and popularized by John Keats.
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