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darkest

dark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahrk]
    • /dɑrk/
    • /dɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahrk]
    • /dɑrk/

Definitions of darkest word

  • adjective darkest having very little or no light: a dark room. 1
  • adjective darkest radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color. 1
  • adjective darkest approaching black in hue: a dark brown. 1
  • adjective darkest not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion. 1
  • adjective darkest brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows. 1
  • adjective darkest having brunette hair: She's dark but her children are blond. 1

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Origin of darkest

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English derk, Old English deorc; (noun and v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle High German terken to darken, hide

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Parts of speech for Darkest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

darkest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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