dark

Meaning

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.

black

gloomy

get dark

non-white

become dark

make black

mirky

dark-colored

rainy-looking

stormy-looking

dark-coloured

darkened colour

deep black

be black

consisting of darkness

dark-brown

not shining

wanting in brightness

closely-held

dark colour

dusky-colored

sub-rosa

unenlightenment

to be

afton

become black

pitch-

dark-blue

out of use

adj i & 3 glossy black

adj i & 3 black

black-marketeering

dying black

dyeing black

dyed black

black clouds

negative electricity

lowbrowed

can’t be seen

not visible

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɑɹk/

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”).

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