Dark and Hostile

Dark

Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.

Hostile and dark are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Dark".

Hostile

Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.

Dark and hostile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Hostile".

Nearby Word: hostility

Both words in one sentence

  • The RPG Betrayal at Krondor is all about the effort of a certain dark elf to bring peace to his race and put an end to hostile relations between humans and dark elves that have been going on forever.
  • Dungeon Keeper Ami features the Unraveller of Mysteries, one of a pantheon of dark gods hostile to Ami (So far she has encountered the god of martial force, the god of undeath/necromancy, the god of vermin; the Unraveller seems to be the dark god of mad scientists).
  • Darkness Equals Death The game mechanics make hostile mobs spawn where it's dark, while (sun)light burns the undead ones like Zombies and Skeletons and makes Spiders non-hostile unless provoked.
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