dark

dark: dark [därk]

adj.

[ME derk < OE deorc, gloomy, cheerless < IE * dherg- < base * dher-, dirty, somber > DREGS]

1.

a) entirely or partly without light

b) neither giving nor receiving light

☆ 2. giving no performance; closed [this theater is dark tonight]

3.

a) almost black

b) not light in color; deep in shade

4. not fair in complexion; brunet or swarthy

5. hidden; secret

6. not easily understood; hard to make clear; obscure

7. gloomy; hopeless; dismal

8. angry or sullen [responding to criticism with dark looks]

9. evil; sinister

10. ignorant; unenlightened

11. deep and rich, with a melancholy sound

12. Phonet. back: said of vowels

n.

1. the state of being dark

2. night; nightfall

3. a dark color or shade

vt., vi.

Obs. to darken

to darken

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in the dark

uninformed; ignorant

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keep dark

to keep secret or hidden

darkish

adj.

darkly

adv.

darkness

n.

SYN.- DARK, the general word in this comparison, denotes a partial or complete absence of light [a dark night ]; DIM¹ implies so little light that objects can be seen only indistinctly; DUSKY suggests the grayish, shadowy light of twilight [a dusky winter evening ]; MURKY now usually suggests the thick, heavy darkness of fog or smoke-filled air [the murky ruins of a temple ]; GLOOMY suggests a cloudy, cheerless darkness [a gloomy forest ] –ANT. LIGHT¹, BRIGHT

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Dark — (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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