Meaning & use
semidarkness
A state of partial darkness in which some light is present but visibility is still limited.
See it in a sentence
We ate dinner in semidarkness after the power flickered but didn't fully go out.
The theater fell into semidarkness as the houselights dimmed before the show began.
A note on using this word
Semidarkness suggests enough light to make out shapes, unlike total darkness where nothing is visible.
Words with a similar meaning
dimnessgloom
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