lighted by or as if by twilight; The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn-Henry Fielding; the twilight glow of the sky; a boat on a twilit river

[ Syn: twilight , twilit ]

naturally having skin of a dark color; a dark-skinned beauty; gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks; a smile on his swarthy face; `swart is archaic

[ Syn: dark-skinned , swart , swarthy ]