noun

1. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness.

verb

1. To make sombre or dark; to make shady.

adjective

1. Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.

2. Dull or dark in colour or brightness.

3. Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.

Synonyms: dire, dismal, dreary, melancholy