Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishdarkness
- Englishsemidarkness
Translations
Bulgarian полумрак
- полумрак (polumrak)partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Esperanto duonmallumo
- duonmallumopartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
French demi-obscurité
- demi-obscuritépartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
German Halbdunkel
- Halbdunkelpartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Greek μισοσκόταδο
- μισοσκόταδο (misoskótado)partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Hungarian félhomály
- félhomálypartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Italian semioscurità
- semioscuritàpartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Polish półmrok, półcień
- półmrokpartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
- półcieńpartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Portuguese semiescuridão, meia-escuridão
- semiescuridãopartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
- meia-escuridãopartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
- penumbrapartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Russian полумра́к
- полумра́к (polumrák)partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Spanish penumbra, semioscuridad
- penumbrapartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
- semioscuridadpartial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
Cite this entry
APA
semidarkness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidarkness
MLA
“semidarkness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidarkness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semidarkness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidarkness.
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