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   dark

   /dɑːk/

   adjective

   • 1. with little or no light: "it's too dark to see much" Similar blackpitch blackpitch darkinkyjet blackunlitunlightedunilluminatedill-litpoorly litstarlessmoonlessdimdingygloomyduskyindistinctshadowyshadyleadenovercastsunlessliterary:crepusculartenebrousrare:StygianCimmerianTartareancaliginousOpposite bright
   • ▪ (of a theatre) closed; not in use: "when I came to work here, over half the West End theatres were dark"
   • 2. (of a colour or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade: "dark green"
   • ▪ (of someone's skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black in colour: "dark curly hair" Similar brunettedark brownauburntawnycopper-colouredcopperychestnutchestnut-colouredjet blacksableebonydark-hairedswarthysallowoliveduskyblackebonytannedbronzedsuntannedsunburneddark-skinnedOpposite blondepale
   • ▪ (of a person) having dark skin, hair, or eyes: "a tall, dark girl"
   • 3. (of a period or situation) characterized by great unhappiness or unpleasantness: "the dark days of the war" Similar tragicdisastrouscalamitouscatastrophiccataclysmicruinousdevastatingdireghastlyawfulunfortunatedreadfulhorribleterriblehorrifichideoushorrendousfrightfulatrociousabominableabhorrentgruesomegrislymonstrousnightmarishheinousharrowingwretchedwoefulliterary:direfulOpposite happy
   • ▪ deeply pessimistic: "a dark vision of the future" Similar gloomydismalpessimisticnegativedefeatistdownbeatgloom-riddencynicalbleakgrimfatalisticblacksombredrabdrearydespairingdespondentdepresseddejecteddemoralizedhopelesscheerlessjoylessmelancholyglumlugubriousEeyorishgravefunerealmorosemournfuldolefulsuspiciousdistrustfuldoubtingalarmistOpposite optimistic
   • ▪ (of an expression) angry: "Matthew flashed a dark look at her" Similar moodybroodingsullendourglummorosesulkyfrowningscowlinggloweringangryforbiddingthreateningominousOpposite kindly
   • ▪ suggestive of or arising from evil; sinister: "so many dark deeds had been committed" Similar evilwickedsinfulimmoralwrongmorally wrongwrongfulbadiniquitousungodlyunholyirreligiousunrighteoussacrilegiousprofaneblasphemousimpiousgodlessbasemeanvileshamefuldiscreditableunspeakablefoulmonstrousshockingoutrageousatrociousabominablereprehensiblehatefuldetestabledespicableodiouscontemptiblehorribleheinousexecrablediabolicaldiabolicfiendishviciousmurderousbarbarousblackrottenpervertedreprobatesordiddegeneratedepraveddissolutedishonourabledishonestunscrupulousunprincipledinformal:crookedbentwarpedlow-downstinkingdirtyshadymalfeasantrare:dastardlypeccableegregiousflagitiousOpposite goodvirtuous
   • 4. hidden from knowledge; mysterious: "a dark secret" Similar mysterioussecrethiddenconcealedveiledunrevealedcovertclandestineenigmaticarcaneesotericobscureabstrusereconditerecherchéinscrutableimpenetrableopaqueincomprehensiblecrypticblack
   • ▪ (of a region) most remote, inaccessible, or uncivilized: humorous "he lives somewhere in darkest Essex"
   • ▪ ignorant; unenlightened: archaic "he is dark on certain points of scripture"
   • 5. denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l as it sounds at the end of a word or before another consonant (as in full or bulk in most accents of English).

   noun

   • 1. the absence of light in a place: "Carolyn was sitting in the dark" Similar darknessblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • ▪ nightfall: "I'll be home before dark" Similar nightnight-timedarknesshours of darknessnightfalleveningtwilightsunsetOpposite daydawn
   • 2. a dark colour or shade, especially in a painting: "lights and darks are juxtaposed arbitrarily to create a sense of shallow relief" Similar darknessblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light

   Word Origin Old Englishdeorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. darkish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     DARK meaning: 1. with little or no light: 2. nearer to black...

   • Znaczenie Dark, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DARK definicja: 1. with little or no light: 2. nearer to...

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   • Dark: Polish Translation

     DARK translate: ciemny, ≈ ciemno, ciemny, ciemnowłosy,...

   • Dark Turkish Translation

     DARK translate: karanlık, siyaha daha yakın, koyu renk,...

   • Dark: Ukrainian Translation

     DARK - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

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   radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: A worm bin can be started in a 10-gallon plastic container in a dark color. Antonyms: bright. approaching black in hue: They stained the wood floor a dark brown. not pale or fair in skin tone: My mother had a dark complexion, but my father's was lighter. Synonyms: black, dusky.

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   Definitions of dark. adjective. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black. “sitting in a dark corner” “a dark day” “ dark shadows” synonyms: Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian. dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades. aphotic. lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight. black, pitch-black, pitch-dark.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDARK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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