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Definition of Dark
1. Noun. Absence of light or illumination.
Generic synonyms: Illumination
Specialized synonyms: Night, Black, Blackness, Lightlessness, Pitch Blackness, Total Darkness, Blackout, Brownout, Dimout, Semidarkness
Antonyms: Light
2. Adjective. Devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black. "Dark as the inside of a black cat"
Similar to: Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian, Aphotic, Black, Pitch-black, Pitch-dark, Caliginous, Cimmerian, Crepuscular, Darkened, Darkening, Darkling, Darkling, Dim, Subdued, Dusky, Twilight, Twilit, Gloomful, Glooming, Gloomy, Sulky, Lightless, Unilluminated, Unlighted, Unlit, Semidark, Tenebrific, Tenebrious, Tenebrous
Derivative terms: Darkness
Antonyms: Light
3. Noun. Absence of moral or spiritual values. "The powers of darkness"
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Foulness
Derivative terms: Wicked
4. Adjective. (used of color) having a dark hue. "Dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
5. Noun. An unilluminated area. "He moved off into the darkness"
6. Adjective. Brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes). "Dark eyes"
7. Noun. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Group relationships: 24-hour Interval, Day, Mean Solar Day, Solar Day, Twenty-four Hour Period, Twenty-four Hours
Specialized synonyms: Weeknight, Wedding Night
Terms within: Evening, Late-night Hour, Midnight, Small Hours, Lights-out
Antonyms: Day
Derivative terms: Nightly
8. Adjective. Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable. "The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"
9. Noun. An unenlightened state. "His lectures dispelled the darkness"
10. Adjective. Secret. "Keep it dark"
11. Adjective. Showing a brooding ill humor. "A sullen crowd"
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Glumness, Moodiness, Moroseness, Moroseness, Sourness, Sullenness
12. Adjective. Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture. "A dark age in the history of education"
13. Adjective. Marked by difficulty of style or expression. "Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
Similar to: Incomprehensible, Uncomprehensible
Derivative terms: Darkness, Obscureness, Obscurity
14. Adjective. Causing dejection. "Grim rainy weather"
Similar to: Cheerless, Depressing, Uncheerful
Derivative terms: Dreariness
15. Adjective. Having skin rich in melanin pigments. "Dark-skinned peoples"
Similar to: Black
Derivative terms: Colored, Darkness
16. Adjective. Not giving performances; closed. "The theater is dark on Mondays"
Definition of Dark
1. a. 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 dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion.
2. n. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
3. v. t. To darken; to obscure.
Definition of Dark
1. Adjective. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. ¹
3. Adjective. Hidden, secret ¹
4. Adjective. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign. ¹
5. Adjective. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak ¹
6. Adjective. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period ¹
7. Adjective. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either ¹
8. Adjective. (context: of a source of light) Extinguished. ¹
9. Adjective. (context: betting of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known. ¹
10. Noun. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. ¹
11. Noun. Ignorance. ¹
12. Noun. Nightfall. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dark
1. having little or no light [adj DARKER, DARKEST] / to darken [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: darken
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dark
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