dark

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
2. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
3. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
4. Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.
5. Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
6. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.
7. Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
8. Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
9. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
10. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
11. Lacking progress in science or the arts.
12. Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
13. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
14. Off the air; not transmitting.

Noun

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
2. Ignorance.
3. Nightfall.
4. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

Verb

1. To grow or become dark, darken.
2. To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
3. To make dark, darken; to obscure.

Concepts

sombre

obscur

noir

obscurité

foncé

ténèbres

ténébreux

obscure

morne

devenir obscur

tombée de la nuit

brun

ombre

être obscur

morose

décourageant

trouble

ignorance

ténébres

illégalité

dense

fort

épais

méchant

mystérieux

devenir noir

triste

bleu

déprimant

maussade

mélancolique

ténèbre

nuit

confus

flou

incohérent

lugubre

basané

bistré

noiraud

désolé

terne

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɑɹk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”).

Phrases

The attic was dark and smelt of old dust .

Le grenier était sombre et sentait la vieille poussière.