потёмки — meaning in English

English meaning

• darkness noun The absence of light.
• twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

потёмки is used for these senses in English:

• darkness (uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
• twilight Any faint light through which something is seen.

darkness — full definition

1. noun The absence of light.
2. noun A gloomy or hopeless mood; misery or despair.
3. noun Wickedness, secrecy, or a lack of moral or spiritual understanding.

twilight — full definition

1. noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.
2. noun A fading or declining stage of something.
3. adj Dim, faint, or suggestive of twilight.

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