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finster — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dark adj Having little or no light.
  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
  • heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  • obscure adjective Not well known.
  • sombre adjective Dark, dim, or lacking in brightness.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.

Senses

finster is used for these senses in English:

  • dark Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  • dismal Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  • dismal Depressing, dreary, cheerless.
  • gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  • grim Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
  • heavy (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  • obscure Dark, faint or indistinct.
  • sombre Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.

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.

dismal — full definition

  1. adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  2. adjective Very poor in quality or performance.

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