black as the ace of spades vs dusk

black as the ace of spades

adj
  • Utterly black; pitch-black. 

dusk

adj
  • Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. 

verb
  • To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. 

  • To make dusk. 

noun
  • A darkish colour. 

  • The condition of being dusky; duskiness 

  • A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. 

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