dark
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/dɑːk/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.“The room was too dark for reading.”
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.“my sister's hair is darker than mine; her skin grew dark with a suntan”
- Hidden, secret, obscure.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.“a dark villain; a dark deed”
noun
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.“Dark surrounds us completely.”
- Ignorance.“The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.”
- Nightfall.“It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.”
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
verb
- To grow or become dark, darken.
- To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- To make dark, darken; to obscure.
Related words
Synonyms
hopelessnegativepessimisticunenlighteneddeepdimgloomyhiddensecretsinistermalignsubdueddarkeneddarkeningpitch-darkpitch-blackblackcaliginous