different between dusky vs retired

English

Etymology

dusk +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?s.ki/
• Rhymes: -?ski

Adjective

dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)

1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.

3. (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.

Synonyms

• (dark-skinned): black, inky, sable, sooty, swarthy

Translations

Noun

dusky (plural duskies)

1. A dusky shark.
2. A dusky dolphin.
3. A dusky grouse.

English

Etymology

From retire +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t???d/

Adjective

retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)

1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. [from 16th c.]
2. Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
   • 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:

     The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

3. (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]

   The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

4. No longer in use or production.

   Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

Translations

Verb

retired

1. simple past tense and past participle of retire

Anagrams

• retried, tireder