darkened

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time“the darkened margins of the paper”
become or made dark by lack of light“a darkened house”“the darkened theater”

Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darkened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Darkening (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.]

1.To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. [1913 Webster]

They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened.— Ex. x. 15.[1913 Webster]

So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To render dim; to deprive of vision. [1913 Webster]

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.— Rom. xi. 10.[1913 Webster]

3.To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. [1913 Webster]

Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?— Job. xxxviii. 2.[1913 Webster]

4.To cast a gloom upon. [1913 Webster]

With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the feast.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. [1913 Webster]

I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

darkened \darkened\ adj. overtaken by night or darkness.

Syn: nighted. [WordNet 1.5]