semidark

1. 1.

   partially devoid of light or brightness

   “semidark room”

   Similardark

Questions about semidark

What does semidark mean?

semidark means "partially devoid of light or brightness".

How many syllables are in semidark?

semidark has 3 syllables and divides as se-mi-dark under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is semidark a common word?

semidark is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.