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ALL meanings of dark

dark
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  • adjective dark When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night. 3
  • singular noun dark The dark is the lack of light in a place. 3
  • adjective dark If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. 3
  • adjective dark When you use dark to describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it. 3
  • adjective dark If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. 3
  • adjective dark If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin. 3
  • adjective dark A dark period of time is unpleasant or frightening. 3
  • adjective dark A dark place or area is mysterious and not fully known about. 3
  • adjective dark Dark thoughts are sad, and show that you are expecting something unpleasant to happen. 3
  • adjective dark Dark looks or remarks make you think that the person giving them wants to harm you or that something horrible is going to happen. 3
  • adjective dark If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is related to things that are serious or unpleasant, rather than light-hearted. 3
  • adjective dark having little or no light 3
  • adjective dark (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light 3
  • adjective dark (of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette 3
  • adjective dark (in combination) 3
  • adjective dark gloomy or dismal 3
  • adjective dark sinister; evil 3
  • adjective dark sullen or angry 3
  • adjective dark ignorant or unenlightened 3
  • adjective dark secret or mysterious 3
  • adjective dark denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal 3
  • noun dark absence of light; darkness 3
  • noun dark night or nightfall 3
  • noun dark a dark place, patch, or shadow 3
  • noun dark a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark) 3
  • adjective dark entirely or partly without light 3
  • adjective dark neither giving nor receiving light 3
  • adjective dark giving no performance; closed 3
  • adjective dark almost black 3
  • adjective dark not light in color; deep in shade 3
  • adjective dark not fair in complexion; brunet or swarthy 3
  • adjective dark hidden; secret 3
  • adjective dark not easily understood; hard to make clear; obscure 3
  • adjective dark gloomy; hopeless; dismal 3
  • adjective dark angry or sullen 3
  • adjective dark evil; sinister 3
  • adjective dark ignorant; unenlightened 3
  • adjective dark deep and rich, with a melancholy sound 3
  • adjective dark back 3
  • noun dark the state of being dark 3
  • noun dark night; nightfall 3
  • noun dark a dark color or shade 3
  • verb transitive dark to darken 3
  • adjective dark having very little or no light: a dark room. 1
  • adjective dark radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color. 1
  • adjective dark approaching black in hue: a dark brown. 1
  • adjective dark not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion. 1
  • adjective dark brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows. 1
  • adjective dark having brunette hair: She's dark but her children are blond. 1
  • adjective dark (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream. 1
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