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
5. Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
6. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
7. Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
8. Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
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. (uncountable, usually) A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
2. (uncountable, usually) Ignorance.
3. (uncountable, usually) Nightfall.
4. (uncountable, usually) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

Verb

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

Concepts

sombre

obscur

noir

obscurité

foncé

ténèbres

ténébreux

morne

devenir obscur

obscure

être obscur

brun

morose

ombre

tombée de la nuit

décourageant

noiraud

mystérieux

incohérent

nuit

🌃

ignorance

fort

flou

ténébres

épais

ténèbre

désolé

terne

dense

triste

☹️

trouble

basané

bistré

confus

😕

déprimant

devenir noir

bleu

illégalité

maussade

méchant

mélancolique

lugubre

Opposé de

bright, light, lit, luminous, radiant, dark, pale

Synonymes

black

gloomy

darkness

obscure

dim

night

🌃

dusky

murky

cloudy

☁️

dismal

deep

dull

somber

sullen

dusk

overcast

darken

blackish

sombre

shady

gloom

swarthy

bleak

murk

obscurity

shadowy

secret

㊙️

twilight

nightfall

nighttime

morose

saturnine

dreary

disconsolate

dark-skinned

grim

blue

unclear

evening

🌆

thick

sad

☹️

swart

dense

pitch-black

ignorant

arcane

sable

glowering

glum

night-time

Traductions

oscuro

dunkel

oscuro

buio

scuro

escuro

donker

oscuridad

Dunkelheit

finster

oscurità

fosc

duister

Finsternis

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɑɹk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: derk

Hérité de ancien anglais: deorc

Hérité de ancien anglais: *dierce

Hérité de moyen anglais: derken

Hérité de ancien anglais: deorcian

In summary

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

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

Il le fait depuis qu'il est tombé sombre.

A dark black dog is playing with a light brown dog in a backyard .

It bears dark or light pink flowers in June and July .

Il porte des fleurs roses foncées ou claires en juin et juillet.

These hairs , which disappear over time , cover dark brown to black bud scales .

The attic was dark and smelt of old dust .

Le grenier était sombre et sentait la vieille poussière.

The candles brightened the dark room near to the garage .

Les bougies ont égayé la pièce sombre près du garage.