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duister — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arcane adj Understood by very few people; mysterious and difficult to grasp because of how obscure or specialized it is.
  • dark adj Having little or no light.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • mystic adj Relating to spiritual or supernatural experiences beyond ordinary understanding.
  • obscure adjective Not well known.
  • recondite adj Difficult, obscure.

Senses

duister is used for these senses in English:

  • arcane Understood by only a few.
  • dark Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  • gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  • mystic Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
  • obscure Dark, faint or indistinct.
  • recondite Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.

dark — full definition

  1. adj Having little or no light.
  2. adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
  3. adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
  4. noun The absence of light; nightfall.

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