Meaning 1neutral · 82%
Dark and only weakly lit.
Natural examples
Der düstere Gang führte zu einer kaum beleuchteten Treppe.
The dark hallway led to a barely lit staircase.
Im düsteren Kino fand er seinen Sitzplatz kaum.
He could barely find his seat in the dark cinema.
Wolken machten den Nachmittag ungewöhnlich düster.
Clouds made the afternoon unusually dark.
Usage note
Düster describes places with little light in this sense. It compares as düsterer, am düstersten.
Mini-lesson: düster
Dark and only weakly lit. Düster describes places with little light in this sense. It compares as düsterer, am düstersten.
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