dark

(Inglese)

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.

Opposto di

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɑɹk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: derk

Ereditato da inglese antico: deorc

Ereditato da inglese antico: *dierce

Ereditato da inglese medio: derken

Ereditato da inglese antico: 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”).

Concetti

oscuro

buio

scuro

oscurità

tenebra

tetro

tenebroso

cupo

fosco

atro

ermetico

oscura

notte

🌃

ombroso

scure

🪓

tramonto

triste

☹️

accigliato

😦

ombreggiato

perversità

sconsolante

scontento

scoraggiante

tenue

torvo

inacidito

inasprito

turbo

confusa

abominevole

in penombra

afflitto

astruso

confuso

😕

ignoranza

monotono

ombra

opaca

opaco

orrendo

tenebre

cupezza

deprimente

farsi scuro

funesto

iniquità

lugubre

nequizia

sinonimi

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

Frasi

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

Lo ha fatto da quando è diventato oscuro.

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 .

Porta fiori scuri o rosa chiaro a giugno e luglio.

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

The attic was dark and smelt of old dust .

L'attico era buio e odore di vecchia polvere.

The candles brightened the dark room near to the garage .

Le candele illuminarono la stanza scura vicino al garage.