düster — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
- dark adj Having little or no light.
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
- dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
- gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
- grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
- lugubrious adj Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- murky adj Dark and hard to see through, especially describing water, fog, or light.
- obscure adjective Not well known.
- saturnine adj Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- sombre adjective Dark, dim, or lacking in brightness.
- stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.
- stygian adj Infernal or hellish.
- sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- tenebrous adj Dark and gloomy; obscure.
Senses
düster is used for these senses in English:
- Stygian dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.
- bleak Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
- dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- dismal Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- dismal Depressing, dreary, cheerless.
- dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
- gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
bleak — full definition
- adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
- adj Offering little hope; grim.
dark — full definition
- adj Having little or no light.
- adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
- adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
- noun The absence of light; nightfall.