>>17867093dark
/därk/
adjective
adjective: dark; comparative adjective: darker; superlative adjective: darkest
1.
with little or no light.
"it's too dark to see much"
synonyms: black, pitch-black, jet-black, inky
hidden from knowledge; mysterious.
"a dark secret"
synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, veiled, covert, clandestine
ARCHAIC
ignorant; unenlightened.
"he is dark on certain points of scripture"
(of a theater) closed; not in use.
"on Tuesdays he'd wait tables because the theater was dark"
2.
(of a color or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade.
"dark green"
(of someone's skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black in color.
synonyms: brunette, dark brown, chestnut, sable, jet-black, ebony
(of a person) having dark skin, hair, or eyes.
"both my father and I are very dark"
served or drunk with only a little or no milk or cream.
3.
(of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragedy, unhappiness, or unpleasantness.
"the dark days of the war"
synonyms: tragic, disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic
gloomily pessimistic.
"a dark vision of the future"
synonyms: gloomy, dismal, pessimistic, negative, downbeat, bleak, grim, fatalistic, black, somber
(of an expression) angry; threatening.
"Matthew flashed a dark look at her"
synonyms: moody, brooding, sullen, dour, scowling, glowering, angry, forbidding, threatening, ominous
suggestive of or arising from evil characteristics or forces; sinister.
"so many dark deeds had been committed"
synonyms: evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, bad, iniquitous, ungodly, unholy, base
4.
PHONETICS
denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l (as in pull ).
noun
noun: dark; noun: the dark; plural noun: darks
1.
the absence of light in a place.
"Carolyn was sitting in the dark"
synonyms: darkness, blackness, gloom, murkiness, shadow, shade
nightfall.
"I'll be home before dark"
synonyms: night, nighttime, darkness
2.
a dark color or shade, esp. in a painting.
