8
intangible(adjective, excellent, gentle, fine, marvelous)
8
sombre
8
umbrageous(adjective, cool, dark, shady, filled)
8
unreal(adjective, excellent, gentle, happy, perfect)
7
cheerless(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
7
dreamy(adjective, negative, heavenly, romantic, hazy)
7
funereal(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
7
ill-defined(adjective, dull, weak, soft, gentle)
7
impalpable(adjective, heavenly, unclear, subtle, imperceptible)
7
inky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
7
insubstantial(adjective, unsubstantiality)
7
pale(adjective, dull, weak, soft, gentle)
7
shadowed(adjective, cool, dark, shady, dusky)
7
unlit(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
6
airy(adjective, negative, heavenly, insubstantial, vacant)
6
bleak(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
6
chimerical(adjective, excellent, gentle, obscure, happy)
6
darkling
6
ethereal(adjective, negative, heavenly, vacant, fictional)
6
filmy(adjective, dim)
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