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# darkened

adjective (darkened); verb past form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)

«darkened» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made darker or grown darker, with little light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#m1)
2. Past form of darken: the sky darkened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a darkened room or darkened street sets a spooky or quiet mood. In science, experiments with torches and shadows happen in a darkened room. Phrases: a darkened room, darkened windows.

### Examples

- We watched the film in a darkened room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x1)
- The darkened streets felt quiet and spooky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x2)
- The sky darkened and it began to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x3)
- Shadows are easiest to see in a darkened classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x4)
- The house had darkened windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x5)
- Her mood darkened when she lost the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x6)
- ‘Give me the youngest instead,’ replied the youth, and the giant’s face darkened as he heard him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/#x7)

### Note

Past form and past participle of darken. As an adjective it suggests someone or something made it dark.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Prophets and Writings it is used for eyes made blind, for the sun and stars losing light, and for a land losing joy.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the darkening of the lights in Ecclesiastes as a picture of old age, and the darkened eyes in the psalm as a prayer against enemies.

### Examples

- Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to totter. (Writings PSA.69.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkened/#x1)
- Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; (Writings ECC.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkened/#x2)
- There is a crying in the streets amidst the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. (Prophets ISA.24.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkened/#x3)

### Note

Past form and past participle of darken. As an adjective it suggests someone or something made it dark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «darkened» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «darkened» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/darkened/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«darkened» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/darkened.html) on Mova free.