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dark

/d/A/rk/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

    adj.all

    Examples
    Sitting in a dark corner.
    A dark day.
    Dark shadows.
    Dark as the inside of a black cat.
    Antonyms light

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (used of color) having a dark hue

    adj.all

    Examples
    Dark green.
    Dark glasses.
    Dark colors like wine red or navy blue.
    Antonyms light light-colored

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a <i>dark</i> room; a <i>dark</i> day; <i>dark</i> cloth; <i>dark</i> paint; a <i>dark</i> complexion.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. absence of light or illumination

    noun.state

    Synonyms darkness
    Antonyms light lighting

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. absence of moral or spiritual values

    noun.state

    Examples
    The powers of darkness.
    Synonyms darkness iniquity wickedness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. an unilluminated area

    noun.location

    Examples
    He moved off into the darkness.
    Synonyms darkness shadow

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

    noun.time

    Synonyms night nighttime
    Antonyms day daylight daytime

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. an unenlightened state

    noun.cognition

    Examples
    He was in the dark concerning their intentions.
    His lectures dispelled the darkness.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

    adj.all

    Examples
    Dark eyes.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

    adj.all

    Examples
    Darth Vader of the dark side.
    A dark purpose.
    Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility.
    Synonyms black sinister

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. secret

    adj.all

    Examples
    Keep it dark.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. showing a brooding ill humor

    adj.all

    Examples
    A dark scowl.
    Synonyms dour glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour sullen

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

    adj.all

    Examples
    The dark ages.
    A dark age in the history of education.
    Synonyms benighted

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. marked by difficulty of style or expression

    adj.all

    Examples
    Much that was dark is now quite clear to me.
    Synonyms obscure

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. causing dejection

    adj.all

    Examples
    The dark days of the war.
    A dark gloomy day.
    Synonyms blue dingy disconsolate dismal drab drear dreary gloomy grim sorry

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. having skin rich in melanin pigments

    adj.all

    Examples
    Dark-skinned peoples.
    Synonyms colored coloured dark-skinned non-white

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. not giving performances; closed

    adj.all

    Examples
    The theater is dark on Mondays.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. To darken; to obscure.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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