scuro

Definitions of scuro
  1. noun
    an unilluminated area
    synonyms: buio, ombra, oscurità, oscuro, tenebra
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    type of:
    scena, scenario
    the place where some action occurs
  2. noun
    absence of light or illumination
    synonyms: buio, oscurità, tenebra
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    antonyms:
    chiarore, luce, rischiaramento
    having abundant light or illumination
  3. adjective
    devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
    synonyms: oscuro
    oscuro
    dark and misty and gloomy
    oscuro
    (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
    oscuro
    uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
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    antonyms:
    chiaro, luminoso
    having lots of light either natural or artificial
  4. adjective
    (used of color) having a dark hue
    synonyms:
    corvino
    being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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    antonyms:
    leggero
    (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
    vaiato
    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
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  5. adjective
    disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
    synonyms: accigliato, adombrato, fosco, turbato
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