finster
dark; gloomy; sinister.
English translations
- 01
dark
- 02
gloomy
- 03
sinister
Word details
- German meaning
- Dunkel, düster oder unheilvoll wirkend.
- English meaning
- Dark
- Synonym
- düster, dunkel
- German example
- Es war eine finstere Nacht.
- English example
- It was a dark night.
- Comparative
- finstererSuperlative: am finstersten
Related words
- Finsternis
Darkness, obscurity
- Finsterspinne
A cave spider is a spider that lives in dark environments such as caves and is adapted to them.
- stockfinster
Pitch black means extremely dark, to the point where you can barely see anything.
- verfinstern
To darken
- Sonnenfinsternis
Solar eclipse
- Mondfinsternis
Lunar eclipse
- Schwarz
Black
- Korona
Corona
- Chromosphäre
Chromosphere
- Sonnenkorona
Solar corona
- Blutmond
Blood moon
- Erdschatten
Earth's shadow is the dark area created when the Earth blocks sunlight, casting a shadow into space.
- grimmig
grim
- dunkel
dark
- stockdunkel
pitch black
- mondlos
Moonless
- Kerker
Dungeon
- duster
Gloomy
- düster
Gloomy means dark, bleak, or pessimistic.
- Diamantringeffekt
Diamond ring effect
- sternenhell
starlit
- Schwärze
Blackness
- Dunkelheit
Darkness
- Stirnrunzeln
to frown
- lunar
"Lunar" refers to the moon or characteristics associated with the moon.
- acherontisch
Acherontic
- schwarz
Black
- Dunkel
darkness
Example sentences with “finster”
Es war ein finsterer Wald. (It was a gloomy forest.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it the same as 'dunkel'?
'Finster' is more dramatic and poetic.