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Dark

/dɑːk/ · adjective

Meaning

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  2. Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
  3. (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
  4. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
  5. Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
  6. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
  7. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
  8. (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.

Example Sentences

The room was too dark for reading.
It was a dark and stormy night, the rain fell in torrents—except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets […]
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.
My sister’s hair is darker than mine.
Her skin grew dark with a suntan.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

Synonyms for dark

blearcaliginouscimmeriancrepusculardarkdarksomedarklingdimdimpsydingydullduskyfuliginousgloomyinfernalleadenlightlessmirksomemurkymurksomeobscureshadysombersombrousstygiansunlessswarthytenebrosetenebroustwilightish

Antonyms for dark

brightglowinglightlitluminousluminiferousradiantshiningsunnyaglowalightbeamfulbeamsomebeamybrillianteffulgentilluminatinglambentlightedlucentluciferouslucificluminantlustrousorientprofulgentrefulgentresplendentsheenyshiny

Related Words

subdueddarkeneddarkeningpitch-darkpitch-blackblackcaliginousduskydispiritingcimmeriandismaltenebrioustenebroustenebrificbenightedsourgloomydourgrimobscure

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does dark mean?

Dark means Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light..

What is a synonym for dark?

Common synonyms include blear, caliginous, cimmerian, crepuscular.

What is the opposite of dark?

Possible antonyms include bright, glowing, light, lit.

How do you use dark in a sentence?

The room was too dark for reading.

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