ALL meanings of dark
dark
D d - 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