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dark is the dictionary form of darkest Definition of dark
dark has definitions from the field of color |
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[ adjective ] devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored
Examples "sitting in a dark corner" "a dark day" "dark shadows" "the theater is dark on Mondays" "dark as the inside of a black cat" |
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[ adjective ] (used of color) having a dark hue
Examples "dark green" "dark glasses" "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" |
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[ adjective ] brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
Examples "dark eyes" |
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[ noun ] absence of light or illumination
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[ adjective ] causing dejection
Synonyms Examples "a blue day" "the dark days of the war" "a week of rainy depressing weather" "a disconsolate winter landscape" "the first dismal dispiriting days of November" "a dark gloomy day" "grim rainy weather" |
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[ noun ] absence of moral or spiritual values
Synonyms Examples "the powers of darkness" |
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[ noun ] an unenlightened state
Synonyms Examples "he was in the dark concerning their intentions" "his lectures dispelled the darkness" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9044
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[ adjective ] secret
Examples "keep it dark" "the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East" |
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[ adjective ] lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
Synonyms Examples "this benighted country" "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition" "the dark ages" "a dark age in the history of education" |
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[ adjective ] marked by difficulty of style or expression
Synonyms Examples "much that was dark is now quite clear to me" "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" |
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[ adjective ] showing a brooding ill humor
Examples "a dark scowl" "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" "a glum, hopeless shrug" "in moody silence" "a morose and unsociable manner" "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven "a sour temper" |
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[ adjective ] (color) having skin rich in melanin pigments
Synonyms Examples "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" "the dark races" "dark-skinned peoples" |
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[ adjective ] not giving performances; closed
Examples "the theater is dark on Mondays" |
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