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adjective, dark·er, dark·est.

having very little or no light: a dark room.

radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color.

approaching black in hue: a dark brown.

not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion.

brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows.

having brunette hair: She’s dark but her children are blond.

(of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream.

gloomy; cheerless; dismal: the dark days of World War II.

sullen; frowning: a dark expression.

evil; iniquitous; wicked: a dark plot.

destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened.

hard to understand; obscure.

hidden; secret.

silent; reticent.

(of a theater) offering no performances; closed: The theaters in this town are dark on Sundays.

Phonetics.

(of an l-sound) having back-vowel resonance; situated after a vowel in the same syllable.Compare clear (def. 24a).
(of a speech sound) of dull quality; acoustically damped.

noun

the absence of light; darkness: I can’t see well in the dark.

night; nightfall: Please come home before dark.

a dark place.

a dark color.

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Obsolete. to grow dark; darken.

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Idioms about dark

in the dark,

in ignorance; uninformed: He was in the dark about their plans for the evening.
in secrecy; concealed; obscure.

keep dark, to keep as a secret; conceal: They kept their political activities dark.

Origin of dark

before 1000; (adj.) Middle English derk,Old English deorc; (noun and v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle High German terken to darken, hide

synonym study for dark

1. Dark, dim, obscure, gloomy, murky refer to absence or insufficiency of light. Dark implies a more or less complete absence of light: a dark night. Dim implies faintness of light or indistinctness of form (resulting from the lack of light or from imperfect vision): a dim outline. Obscure implies dimness that may arise also from factors that interfere with light or vision: obscure because of haze. Gloomy means cloudy, ill-lighted, dusky: a gloomy hall. Murky implies a thick or misty darkness: murky water.

OTHER WORDS FROM dark

non·dark, adjectivepre·dark, adjective

Words nearby dark

dariole, Darius I, Darius II, Darius III, Darjeeling, dark, dark adaptation, Dark Ages, dark chocolate, dark cloud, dark comedy

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MORE ABOUT DARK

What is a basic definition of dark?

Dark describes something that lacks or has very little light. Dark is the absence of light. Dark also describes something that is depressing or evil. The word dark has several other senses as an adjective, noun, and a verb.

If something is dark, it means that it has no light or has very small amounts of light.

Real-life examples: If you turn the lights off in a room, the room becomes dark. When the sun sets at night, it becomes very dark outside. A dark alley has no streetlights, making it very hard to see anything.

Used in a sentence: He used a flashlight to help him see in the dark cellar.

In this sense, dark also refers to an absence of light. The dark is the deep blackness such as you see when you close your eyes.

Real-life examples: Many children are afraid of the dark. It is usually a good idea not to wander outside in the dark because of nocturnal animals.

Used in a sentence: The wolf ran into the cave and disappeared into the dark.

Dark also describes something that is gloomy, depressing, or grim. You probably know some movies or books you would call dark because they don’t have a happy ending or are very depressing.

Real-life examples: The stories of Edgar Allen Poe are usually dark, containing death and sad endings. Horror movies tend to be dark, as they are often full of depressing events and unhappy endings. Dark comedy uses depressing or sad topics to make tragicomedy.

Used in a sentence: We went through some dark days after our friend died.

Dark can also describe something that is evil or wicked.

Real-life examples: Bad guys perform dark deeds. The heroes of stories will try to stop the dark plots of the villains.

Used in a sentence: The heroine had an exciting sword fight with the dark lord in his evil lair.

Where does dark come from?

The first records of the adjective dark come from before the year 1000. It ultimately comes from the Old English deorc. The first records of the noun and verb senses of dark come from the adjective sense during Middle English.

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How is dark used in real life?

Dark is a common word with several different meanings. It most often refers to something that lacks light and makes it hard to see.

I’m 20 years old and im still scared to walk down a dark hallway at 3:00 am.

— Josh (@maxwell_huhok) August 20, 2020

Pet semetary is such a dark movie. I’m traumatized.

— #OUSTDUTERTENOW (@krxtnr) April 10, 2020

There are pros and cons to living alone.

PRO: My house has never been cleaner.

CON: All of my dark thoughts are now in charge.

— Solomon Georgio (@solomongeorgio) January 11, 2020

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Is dark used correctly in the following sentence?

He slammed his knee against the table because he couldn’t see anything in the dark living room.

Words related to dark

black, cloudy, darkened, dim, dingy, drab, dull, foggy, gloomy, misty, murky, overcast, shadowy, somber, tan, deep, mysterious, bleak, ominous, sinister

How to use dark in a sentence

The issue from a search marketing perspective with this new dark mode is that the ads are a bit harder to distinguish from the organic listings.
It is much harder to see the “Ad” label in the Google dark theme than it is in the light theme.
Sometimes my day is crazy and I can’t get outside until it’s dark.
The dark debris deposits along the path, as well as the still-settling clouds of dust, are telltale signs of a landslide, researchers say.

That cultural change has been driven by founders and investors who want to keep their startups stealthy and their competitors in the dark about where their finances are.
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
I thought about the mother, her fear of the dark, of the harm she feared might come to her daughters.
Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.
These are dark times for network TV, but experiments like Galavant are the silver lining.
Luke Skywalker is an evil robot who has fallen to the dark side of the force.
Ripperda’s eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.
Down in his galleries and chambers where it was dark as a pocket Grandfather Mole enjoyed himself thoroughly.
His dark, shining, almost too intelligent eyes looked at Nigel, and looked away.
The seeds of some species are of a dark brown while others are of a lighter shade.

British Dictionary definitions for dark

adjective

having little or no lighta dark street

(of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette
(in combination)dark-eyed

gloomy or dismal

sinister; evila dark purpose

sullen or angrya dark scowl

ignorant or unenlighteneda dark period in our history

secret or mysteriouskeep it dark

phonetics denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantalCompare light 1 (def. 30)

go dark stock exchange informal (of a company) to remove itself from the register of major exchanges while continuing to trade

noun

absence of light; darkness

night or nightfall

a dark place, patch, or shadow

a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark)

verb

Derived forms of dark

darkish, adjectivedarkly, adverbdarkness, noun

Word Origin for dark

Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide

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Other Idioms and Phrases with dark

In addition to the idioms beginning with dark

darken someone’s door
dark horse

also see:

in the dark
keep someone in the dark
leap in the dark
shot in the dark
whistle in the dark

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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Recent Examples on the Web

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There’s a reason why Rothko’s paintings are so dark Rather than distract with figures and bright colors, the 14 paintings on angled walls invite reflection.

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The windows were dark.

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Stripped of animals, allegory and visual pleasure, this account is more plausible, though much darker.

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Couples and those who like to pre-sort their darks and lights might want to look for something with two or more compartments, such as the Hennez Laundry Basket With Lid.

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The forest department rescued the cub the next day and released it after dark near the well.

—Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023

With contrasting lights and darks, the midcentury modern-inspired stand adds a splash of high-contrast design to the room, without the exorbitant cost of a vintage piece.

—Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023

This list is a bit of a mix of dark and light.

—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023

Amateur astronomers will have their equipment set up for free viewing after dark of the summer Milky Way, after some twilight storytelling.

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Choose from any number of tropical cocktails, from Caribbean classics (daiquiris, mai tais, dark and stormies) to the creative (its namesake features blended strawberries and champagne), and snack on cod fritters and fries.

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The heavy door opened on an elaborate stone entry, the cool dark a welcome relief from the heat.

—Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2022

That is a show that also goes from bleak to dark.

—Wired Staff, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023

No matter where your skin falls on the spectrum of fair to dark, when shopping for foundations, concealers, and even lip, cheek, and eye shades, the key is to match your skin’s undertones, which fall into four primary categories: warm, neutral, cool, and olive.

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But, is there a general perception that light skin is dominant to dark in inheritance?

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But the evolutionary story behind this variation is shared: Over the course of human evolution, complexion evolved from light to dark to a continuous gradient, mediated by geography, genes and cultural practices.

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Foliage emerges a gaudy purple in spring, then gradually changes to dark green as summer heat increases.

—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2023

Start simple by checking the exposure—how bright or dark your image is—and adding a little bit of contrast.

—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 27 Jan. 2023

For richest flavor and color, look for deep-orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with skin that’s burnt orange to dark red.

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Britannica Dictionary definition of DARK

[also more dark; most dark]

having very little or no light

She sat in the dark room alone.
It gets dark early in winter. [=the sun sets early; night comes sooner]
It’s getting darker outside.
Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.
It was a dark and stormy night.
Suddenly the room went dark. [=suddenly there was no light in the room]

—

opposite light

not light in color

of a color that is closer to black than white

Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.
She’s wearing a dark suit to the interview.
a man wearing dark clothing
You’ve got dark circles under your eyes this morning.
dark spots/lines on the skin

of a color

having more black than white

not light

dark blue
a dark green shirt

—

opposite light

of a person’s hair, eyes, skin, etc.

black or brown in color

a person with a dark complexion = a dark-skinned person
He is tall, dark, and handsome. [=he is a tall, handsome man with dark hair and eyes]

—

opposite fair

less light in color than other things of the same kind

dark rum
dark roasted coffee beans

—

see also dark chocolate, dark meat

lacking hope or happiness

She had a rather dark [=gloomy, dismal] view of the future.
I met her during a very dark time in my life.
These are dark days for many companies.

bad or evil

The movie follows three heroes who fight the dark forces/powers that threaten the world.
his darker side = the darker side of his personality
He told no one his deep, dark secret.
Drowning is his darkest [=worst] fear.

dealing with unpleasant subjects such as crime, war, unhappy relationships, etc.

a dark [=black] comedy about drug abuse
dark humor
It’s a good movie, but it’s really dark.

full of mystery

the government’s dark secrets

—

see also dark horse

of a place

not known or explored because it is far from where most people live

the darkest regions of the continent

of a voice

low and full in sound

his deep, dark voice

cast a dark cloud

—

see ¹cloud

— darkish

/ˈdɑɚkɪʃ/

adjective

[more darkish; most darkish]

Her hair was a darkish red color.

Britannica Dictionary definition of DARK

the dark

a state in which no light can be seen

She stumbled around in the dark [=darkness] until she finally found the light switch.
He’s 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.

a place where little or no light can be seen

The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.
He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.

[noncount]

the time of day when night begins

the time when the sky becomes dark for the night

We’d better get home before dark.
They waited until after dark to begin their escape.

dark colors

colors that are more black than white

He uses lots of darks in his decorating.

dark clothes

clothes that are black, dark brown, etc.

Wash the lights and the darks separately.

in the dark

in a state in which something is hidden or kept secret

Most of their deals were made in the dark.

in a state of not knowing about something

The public was kept in the dark about the agreement.
They kept us all in the dark.

—

see also leap in the dark at ²leap, shot in the dark at ¹shot, whistle in the dark at ²whistle

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Other forms: darker; darkest; darks

When something’s dark, there is no light. Far from the city lights, it gets so dark at night that you can see many stars in the sky.

Dark comes from the Proto-Germanic word derkaz, which means «to hide or conceal.» This meaning is preserved in the phrase kept in the dark, meaning purposely keeping information from someone. As an adjective, in addition to being the opposite of light, dark describes things that are gloomy, difficult to interpret or heavy, like a dark movie whose main character feels alienated from society.

Definitions of dark

adjective

devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

“sitting in a
dark corner”

“a
dark day”

“dark shadows”

Synonyms:

Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian

dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades

aphotic

lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight

black, pitch-black, pitch-dark

extremely dark

caliginous

dark and misty and gloomy

Cimmerian

intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness

crepuscular

like twilight; dim

darkened

become or made dark by lack of light

darkening

becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

darkling

(poetic) occurring in the dark or night

darkling

uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure

dim, subdued

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

dusky, twilight, twilit

lighted by or as if by twilight

gloomful, glooming, gloomy, sulky

depressingly dark

lightless, unilluminated, unlighted, unlit

without illumination

semidark

partially devoid of light or brightness

Stygian, tenebrific, tenebrious, tenebrous

dark and gloomy
adjective

(used of color) having a dark hue

“dark green”

“dark glasses”

“dark colors like wine red or navy blue”

synonyms:

dusky

black

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

darkish

slightly dark

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Antonyms:

light, light-colored

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

white

being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

pale

very light colored; highly diluted with white

palish

slightly pale

pastel

delicate and pale in color

powdery

as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder

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adjective

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

“dark eyes”

Synonyms:

brunet, brunette

marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
adjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments
noun

absence of light or illumination

synonyms:

darkness

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Antonyms:

light, lighting

having abundant light or illumination

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night

darkness

black, blackness, lightlessness, pitch blackness, total darkness

total absence of light

blackout, brownout, dimout

darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

semidarkness

partial darkness

cloudiness, overcast

gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

shade, shadiness, shadowiness

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

dimness, duskiness

the state of being poorly illuminated

gloom, somberness, sombreness

a state of partial or total darkness

obscureness, obscurity

the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

type of:

illumination

the degree of visibility of your environment
noun

an unilluminated area
noun

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
adjective

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

“the
dark ages”

“a
dark age in the history of education”

synonyms:

benighted

unenlightened

not enlightened; ignorant
adjective

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

“Darth Vader of the
dark side”

“a
dark purpose”

“dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility”

synonyms:

sinister

evil

morally bad or wrong
adjective

showing a brooding ill humor

“a
dark scowl”

synonyms:

dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen

ill-natured

having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
adjective

causing dejection

“the
dark days of the war”

“a
dark gloomy day”

synonyms:

blue, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry

cheerless, depressing, uncheerful

causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
noun

absence of moral or spiritual values
noun

an unenlightened state

“he was in the
dark concerning their intentions”

synonyms:

darkness
“keep it
dark”

Synonyms:

concealed

hidden on any grounds for any motive
adjective

marked by difficulty of style or expression

“much that was
dark is now quite clear to me”

synonyms:

obscure

incomprehensible, uncomprehensible

difficult to understand
adjective

not giving performances; closed

“the theater is
dark on Mondays”

Synonyms:

inactive

lacking activity; lying idle or unused

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Defenition of the word dark
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- Marked by difficulty of style or expression.
- Making despondent or depressive.
- Moody and melancholic.
- (For a color) Having a lower brightness.
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; «this benighted country»; «benighted ages of barbarism and superstition»; «the dark ages»; «a dark age in the history of education»
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; «black deeds»; «a black lie»; «his black heart has concocted yet another black deed»; «Darth Vader of the dark side»; «a dark purpose»; «dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility»; «the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him»-Thomas Hardy
- causing dejection; «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»
- having skin rich in melanin pigments; «National Association for the Advancement of Colored People»; «the dark races»; «dark-skinned peoples»
- not giving performances; closed; «the theater is dark on Mondays»
- (used of hair or skin or eyes) «dark eyes»
- devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; «sitting in a dark corner»; «a dark day»; «dark shadows»; «the theater is dark on Mondays»; «dark as the inside of a black cat»
- (used of color) having a dark hue; «dark green»; «dark glasses»; «dark colors like wine red or navy blue»
- secret; «keep it dark»; «the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East»
- an unenlightened state; «he was in the dark concerning their intentions»; «his lectures dispelled the darkness»
- absence of light or illumination
- showing a brooding ill humor; «a dark scowl»; «the proverbially dour New England Puritan»; «a glum, hopeless shrug»; «he sat in moody silence»; «a morose and unsociable manner»; «a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius»- Bruce Bliven; «a sour temper»; «a sullen crowd»
- marked by difficulty of style or expression; «much that was dark is now quite clear to me»; «those who do not appreciate Kafka’s work say his style is obscure»
- an unilluminated area; «he moved off into the darkness»
- absence of moral or spiritual values; «the powers of darkness»
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); «dark eyes»
- marked by difficulty of style or expression; «much that was dark is now quite clear to me»; «those who do not appreciate Kafka»s work say his style is obscure»
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; «black deeds»; «a black lie»; «his black heart has concocted yet another black deed»; «Darth Vader of the dark side»; «a dark purpose»; «dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility»; «the sc
- showing a brooding ill humor; «a dark scowl»; «the proverbially dour New England Puritan»; «a glum, hopeless shrug»; «he sat in moody silence»; «a morose and unsociable manner»; «a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius»- Bruce Bliven; «a sour temper
- an unenlightened state
- an unilluminated area
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- not giving performances; closed
- having skin rich in melanin pigments
- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
- devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- causing dejection
- (used of color) having a dark hue
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- showing a brooding ill humor
- secret

Synonyms for the word dark

- benighted
- black
- bleak
- blue
- brown
- brunette
- colored
- coloured
- dark-skinned
- darkness
- depressing
- dim
- dimness
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dispiriting
- dour
- dusk
- evil
- gloom
- gloomy
- glowering
- glum
- grim
- iniquity
- moody
- morose
- murky
- mysterious
- night
- nighttime
- obscure
- obscurity
- sad
- saturnine
- shade
- shadow
- shadows
- shadowy
- shady
- sinister
- sour
- sullen
- threatening
- unhappy
- wickedness

Similar words in the dark

- Acheronian
- Acherontic
- achromatic
- aphotic
- black
- brunet
- brunette
- caliginous
- cheerless
- Cimmerian
- concealed
- crepuscular
- dark
- darken
- darkened
- darkening
- darkens
- darker
- darkest
- darkish
- darklier
- darkliest
- darkling
- darkly
- darkroom
- darkroom’s
- darkrooms
- dim
- dusky
- evil
- gloomful
- glooming
- gloomy
- ill-natured
- inactive
- incomprehensible
- light-tight
- lightless
- lightproof
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- Stygian
- subdued
- tenebrific
- tenebrious
- tenebrous
- twilight
- twilight(a)
- twilit
- uncheerful
- uncomprehensible
- unenlightened
- unilluminated
- unlighted
- unlit
- wicked

Meronymys for the word dark

- day
- evening
- late-night hour
- lights-out
- mean solar day
- midnight
- small hours
- solar day
- twenty-four hours

Hyponyms for the word dark

- black
- blackness
- blackout
- brownout
- darkish
- dimout
- foulness
- lightlessness
- night
- pitch blackness
- semidarkness
- total darkness
- wedding night
- weeknight

Hypernyms for the word dark

- amount of time
- condition
- illumination
- period
- period of time
- scene
- status
- surname
- time period
- unenlightenment

Antonyms for the word dark

- darkless
- day
- daylight
- daytime
- light
- light-colored
- lighting

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Источник

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) enPR: därk, IPA^(key): /dɑɹk/
(Received Pronunciation) enPR: därk, IPA^(key): /dɑːk/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
Homophones: doc, dock (non-rhotic with father-bother merger)

Etymology 1[edit]

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”).

Adjective[edit]

A fairly dark (lacking light) railroad station, with a very dark (lacking light) tunnel beyond

A woman with dark hair and skin.

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

The room was too dark for reading.
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
  
  They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
- 2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
  
  [Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.
1. (of a source of light) Extinguished.
  
  Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs.
2. Deprived of sight; blind.
  - 1661 April 8 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 29 March 1661]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], volume I, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:
    
    He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years.
Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.
(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

my sister’s hair is darker than mine; her skin grew dark with a suntan
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  
  Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
  
  If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
  
  What’s your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?
- 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, J[ohn] S[penser], editor, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
  
  What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more plain.
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- 1881, John Shairp, Aspects of Poetry
  
  the dark problems of existence
Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
  
  Meantime we shall express our darker purpose
(gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
- 1831, Benjamin Disraeli, The Young Duke — a moral tale though gay :
  
  The first favourite was never heard of, the second favourite was never seen after the distance post, all the ten-to-oners were in the rear, and a dark horse which had never been thought of, and which the careless St. James had never even observed in the list, rushed past the grand stand in sweeping triumph.
Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

a dark villain; a dark deed
Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

the Great Depression was a dark time; the film was a dark psychological thriller
- 1856 December, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson [from the Encyclopædia Britannica]”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
  
  A deep melancholy took possession of him, and gave a dark tinge to all his views of human nature.
- 1819 June 23 – 1820 September 13, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “(please specify the title)”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., New York, N.Y.: […] C. S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC:
  
  There is, in every true woman’s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
(of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- 1668, John Denham, The Progress of Learning
  
  The age wherein he lived was dark, but he
  Could not want light who taught the world to see.
- 1837–1839, Henry Hallam, Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
  
  The tenth century used to be reckoned by mediaeval historians as the darkest part of this intellectual night.
Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.

September 11, 2001, the day when four terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, is often referred to as America’s dark day.
- 2014 April 1, “Marathon Mementos Remind of Boston’s Dark Day”, in NBC News‎^[1]:
With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.

The ending of this book is rather dark.
(broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.

Synonyms[edit]

(relative lack of light): dim, gloomy, see also Thesaurus:dark
(sinister or secret): hidden, secret, sinister, see also Thesaurus:hidden
(without morals): malign, sinister, see also Thesaurus:evil
(of colour): deep, see also Thesaurus:dark colour
(conducive to hopelessness): hopeless, negative, pessimistic
(lacking progress): unenlightened

Antonyms[edit]

(relative lack of light): bright, light, lit
(of colour): bright, light, pale

Derived terms[edit]

0-dark-hundred
0-dark-thirty
all cats are grey in the dark
dark academia
dark ages
Dark Ages
dark and stormy
dark art
dark as the inside of a cow
dark blue
dark brown
dark cabaret
dark chocolate
dark comedy
Dark Continent
dark culture
dark current
dark cutter
dark data
dark earth
dark elf
dark energy
dark factory
dark fiber
dark fibre
dark field
dark figure
dark flight
dark flow
dark fluid
dark glasses
dark green fritillary
dark hearted
dark horse
dark house
dark humor
dark humour
dark hydrogen
dark jungle glory
dark kitchen
dark l
dark lantern
dark lanthorn
dark life
dark light
dark magic
dark market
dark matter
dark meat
dark mode
dark money
dark nebula
dark night
dark night of the soul
dark pattern
dark pool
dark reaction
dark red
dark ride
dark sector
dark sleeper
dark slide
dark soliton
dark space
dark star
dark store
dark territory
dark thirty
dark tourism
dark tourist
dark trading
dark traffic
dark triad
dark vowel
dark wave
Dark Web, dark web
dark-activity
dark-adapted
dark-eyed junco
dark-haired
dark-hearted
dark-horse
dark-lantern
dark-lanthorn
dark-side
dark-skinned
darkcore
darkcutter
darkcutting
darkey, darkie, darky
darkfic
darkfield
darkful
darkish
darkling
darkly
darknet
darkpsy
darkroom
darkside, dark side
darksome
darkwave
endark
every dark cloud has a silver lining
Faraday dark space
go dark
Joan’s as good as my lady in the dark
non-baryonic dark matter
o-dark-thirty
oh dark hundred
oh-dark-thirty
pitch dark
pitch-dark
see the dark side of the moon
semidark
stab in the dark
take a shot in the dark
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
warm dark matter
wine-dark
zero dark thirty

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darken
darkling
darkness

Translations[edit]

having an absolute or relative lack of light

Afrikaans: donker (af)
American Sign Language: FlatB@SideNosehigh-PalmBack-FlatB@SideNosehigh-PalmBack RoundVert-RoundVert FlatB@CenterNeckhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@CenterNeckhigh-PalmBack
Arabic: مُظْلِم‎ (muẓlim), دَاكِن‎ (dākin)
Armenian: մութ (hy) (mutʿ), խավար (hy) (xavar)
Assamese: এন্ধাৰ (endhar), আন্ধাৰ (andhar)
Asturian: escuru
Azerbaijani: qaranlıq (az), qara (az)
Balinese: peteng
Bashkir: ҡараңғы (qaraŋğı)
Basque: ilun
Belarusian: цёмны (be) (cjómny)
Bengali: আঁধার (bn) (ãdhar), অন্ধকার (bn) (ondhkar)
Bikol Central: madiklom (bcl)
Breton: teñval (br)
Brunei Malay: galap, patang
Bulgarian: тъ́мен (bg) (tǎ́men)
Burmese: နက် (my) (nak), မည်း (my) (many:)
Catalan: fosc (ca), obscur (ca)
Chamicuro: chpolyaye
Chechen: ӏаьржа (ˀärža)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 黑 (yue) (haak¹), 黑暗 (hak¹ am³)

Literary Chinese: 黲

Mandarin: 黑暗 (zh) (hēi’àn), 黲／黪 (zh) (cǎn) (literary)
Czech: tmavý (cs), temný (cs)
Dalmatian: sčor
Danish: mørk (da)
Dolgan: караӈа
Dutch: donker (nl), duister (nl)
Esperanto: malluma, malhela (eo)
Faroese: myrkur, dimmur, døkkur
Finnish: pimeä (fi)
French: obscur (fr), sombre (fr)
Galician: escuro (gl), fusco
Georgian: ბნელი (bneli), შავბნელი (šavbneli), უკუნი (uḳuni), წყვდიადი (c̣q̇vdiadi)
German: dunkel (de), finster (de)
Gilbertese: ro
Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (riqizeins)
Greek: σκοτεινός (el) (skoteinós)

Ancient: σκοτεινός (skoteinós)
Gujarati: અંધારું (andhārũ)
Haitian Creole: nwa
Hebrew: חָשׁוּךְ‎ (he) (khashukh), אָפֵל‎ (he) (afél)
Hindi: अंधेरा (hi) (andherā)
Hungarian: sötét (hu)
Icelandic: dökkur (is), dimmur (is)
Ido: tenebroza (io), obskura (io)
Ilocano: nasipnget
Indonesian: gelap (id)
Interlingua: obscur
Irish: dorcha
Italian: buio (it), oscuro (it), fosco (it), tetro (it)
Japanese: 暗い (ja) (くらい, kurai)
Javanese: peteng (jv)
Kapampangan: madalumdum
Karachay-Balkar: къарангы (qarañı)
Karaim: karanhy
Kazakh: қараңғы (kk) (qarañğy)
Komi-Permyak: пемыд (pemyd)
Komi-Zyrian: пемыд (pemyd)
Korean: 어둡다 (ko) (eodupda)
Kumyk: къарангы (qarañı)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: تاریک‎ (ckb) (tarîk)

Northern Kurdish: tarî (ku)
Kyrgyz: караңгы (ky) (karaŋgı)
Ladino: aleskuro, eskuro
Lao: ມືດ (mư̄t)
Latgalian: tymss
Latin: obscūrus (la), creper, fuscus (la)
Latvian: tumšs
Lithuanian: tamsus
Lombard: scur (lmo)
Low German: düster (nds), duster
Lubuagan Kalinga: manggikbot
Luxembourgish: däischter, donkel
Macedonian: темен (temen)
Malay: gelap (ms)
Malayalam: ഇരുട്ട് (ml) (iruṭṭŭ), അന്ധകാരം (ml) (andhakāraṃ)
Marathi: अंधारमय (mr) (andhārmay)
Mbyá Guaraní: pytũ
Mingrelian: ურწკუმი (urc̣ḳumi)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: харанхуй (mn) (xaranxuj)
Nogai: каранъа (karaña)
Norman: sombre
Northern Sami: seavdnjat
Norwegian:

Bokmål: mørk (no)

Nynorsk: mørk, døkk
Occitan: escur (oc), fosc (oc)
Ojibwe: dibiki-
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: тьмьнъ (tĭmĭnŭ)
Old English: þīestre
Old Javanese: hirĕng, pĕtĕng
Old Norse: myrkr, ámr
Oriya: ଅନ୍ଧାର (ôndharô)
Ossetian: тар (tar)
Persian: تاریک‎ (fa) (târik), تار‎ (fa) (târ), تیره‎ (fa) (tire)
Plautdietsch: dunkel
Polish: ciemny (pl)
Portuguese: escuro (pt)
Quechua: laqha
Romanian: murg (ro), închis (ro), întunecat (ro)
Romansch: stgir, stgeir, s-chür
Russian: тёмный (ru) (tjómnyj)
Sanskrit: श्याम (sa) (śyāma)
Scots: mirk
Scottish Gaelic: dorcha
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: та́ма̄н, мра́чан

Roman: támān (sh), mráčan (sh)
Slovak: tmavý, temný
Slovene: temen (sl)
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: śamny
Southern Altai: караҥу (karaŋu), караҥуй (karaŋuy)
Spanish: oscuro (es)
Swedish: mörk (sv)
Sylheti: ꠀꠘ꠆ꠗꠣꠁꠞ (andáir)
Tagalog: madilim
Tajik: торик (tg) (torik)
Tamil: இருள் (ta) (iruḷ)
Tatar: караңгы (qarañgı)
Telugu: చీకటి (te) (cīkaṭi), గాఢాంధకారము (te) (gāḍhāndhakāramu)
Thai: มืด (th) (mʉ̂ʉt)
Tocharian B: orkamo, orkmo
Tofa: ӄараӈғы (qaraňġy)
Turkish: karanlık (tr)
Tuwali Ifugao: ngitit
Turkmen: garaňky
Tuvan: караңгы (karañgı)
Udmurt: пеймыт (pejmyt)
Ukrainian: те́мний (uk) (témnyj)
Urdu: اندھیرا‎ (andherā)
Urum: харанғы
Uyghur: قاراڭغۇ‎ (qarangghu)
Uzbek: qorongʻilik (uz), qorongʻu
Venetian: scùro
Vietnamese: tối (vi)
Waray-Waray: masirum
Welsh: tywyll (cy)
West Frisian: tsjuster, donker
Yagnobi: тора (tora)
Yakut: хараҥа (qaraña)
Yiddish: פֿינצטער‎ (fintster), טונקל‎ (tunkl)
Zazaki: tarı (diq) c
ǃXóõ: dtʻkxʻái

without moral or spiritual light

Armenian: մութ (hy) (mutʿ)
Bulgarian: мра́чен (bg) (mráčen)
Catalan: maligne (ca)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 邪惡／邪恶 (ce⁴ ok³)

Mandarin: 邪惡／邪恶 (zh) (xié’è)
Czech: temný (cs)
Danish: mørk (da), skummel
Finnish: synkkä (fi), paha (fi)
French: sombre (fr)
German: schwarz (de)
Hebrew: אפל‎ (he) (afel), קודר‎ (he) (qoder)
Ido: tenebroza (io), obskura (io)
Italian: oscuro (it)
Japanese: 邪悪 (ja) (jaaku), 腹黒い (haraguroi)
Korean: 어둡다 (ko) (eodupda)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: tarî (ku), reş (ku)
Maori: mōkinokino
Norwegian:

Bokmål: mørk (no)

Nynorsk: mørk
Portuguese: sinistro (pt), maligno (pt)
Russian: мра́чный (ru) (mráčnyj), угрю́мый (ru) (ugrjúmyj)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: мра́чан

Roman: mráčan (sh)
Spanish: negro (es), oscuro (es), tenebroso (es), siniestro (es), lúgubre (es), tétrico (es), fúnebre (es)
Swedish: mörk (sv)

not bright or light, deeper in hue

Arabic: غَامِق‎ (ḡāmiq), دَاكِن‎ (dākin)

Gulf Arabic: غامج‎ m (ḡāmij)

Hijazi Arabic: غَامِق‎ m (ḡāmig)
Armenian: մուգ (hy) (mug)
Azerbaijani: tünd, tutqun (az)
Basque: ilun
Brunei Malay: galap
Bulgarian: тъ́мен (bg) (tǎ́men), мрачен (bg) (mračen)
Catalan: fosc (ca), obscur (ca)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 黑暗 (hak¹ am³)

Mandarin: 黑暗 (zh) (hēi’àn)
Czech: tmavý (cs)
Danish: mørk (da)
Dutch: donker (nl)
Finnish: tumma (fi)
French: foncé (fr)
Georgian: მუქი (muki)
German: dunkel (de)
Greek:

Ancient: περκνός (perknós)
Hebrew: כהה‎ (he)
Ido: obskura (io)
Indonesian: gelap (id)
Italian: scuro (it)
Japanese: 暗い (ja) (くらい, kurai), 濃い (ja) (こい, koi)
Javanese: peteng (jv)
Korean: 어둡다 (ko) (eodupda)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: تاریک‎ (ckb) (tarîk)

Northern Kurdish: tarî (ku)
Latvian: tumšs
Maori: waitutu (of skin), uri, uriuri, parauri (mi), manauri, keretewha (of skin)
Marathi: गडद (mr) (gaḍad)
Northern Sami: čoahkkat
Norwegian: mørk (no)

Bokmål: mørk (no)

Nynorsk: mørk
Old Norse: ámr
Portuguese: escuro (pt)
Russian: тёмный (ru) (tjómnyj)
Scots: mirk
Scottish Gaelic: dorcha
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: та́ма̄н, мра́чан

Roman: támān (sh), mráčan (sh)
Spanish: oscuro (es)
Swedish: mörk (sv)
Turkish: koyu (tr)
Ukrainian: те́мний (uk) (témnyj)
Waray-Waray: maitum
West Frisian: donker
Zazaki: çığ (diq) n

Translations to be checked

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} errët (sq), ^{(please verify)} murgash (sq)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} buio (it), ^{(please verify)} tenebroso (it), ^{(please verify)} oscuro (it), ^{(please verify)} fosco (it)
Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} tamsus
Old Norse: ^{(please verify)} dökkr
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} intunecat, ^{(please verify)} sumbru (ro), ^{(please verify)} obscur (ro)
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} tmavý
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} oscuro (es)
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} అంధకారం (te) (andhakāraṁ)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English derk, derke, dirke, dyrke, from the adjective (see above), or possibly from an unrecorded Old English *dierce, *diercu (“dark, darkness”).

Noun[edit]

dark (usually uncountable, plural darks)

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
  
  Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess‎^[2]:
  
  The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].
- 2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
  
  [Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.
Dark surrounds us completely.
(uncountable) Ignorance.

We kept him in the dark.

The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
  
  Look, what you do, you do it still i’ th’ dark.
- Till we perceive it by our own understandings, we are as much in the dark, and as void of knowledge, as before.
(uncountable) Nightfall.

It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.
A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- 1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, John Dryden, transl., De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
  
  The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and the darks to the lights.

Synonyms[edit]

(absence of light): darkness
(ignorance): cluelessness, knowledgelessness, unawareness
(nightfall): crepusculum, evenfall, mirkning; see also Thesaurus:dusk

Derived terms[edit]

after dark
all cats are gray in the dark
at dark
before dark
in the dark
leap in the dark
murder in the dark
oh dark thirty
shot in the dark
whistle in the dark

Translations[edit]

a complete or partial absence of light

Albanian: xuk m, terr (sq) m, err (sq) m
Armenian: մթություն (hy) (mtʿutʿyun), խավար (hy) (xavar)
Aromanian: ãntunearic n, ntunearic n
Assamese: এন্ধাৰ (endhar), আন্ধাৰ (andhar)
Azerbaijani: qaranlıq (az), zülmət (az)
Breton: teñvalded f
Bulgarian: мрак (bg) m (mrak), тъмнина (bg) f (tǎmnina)
Catalan: foscor (ca) f, obscuritat (ca) f
Chinese:

Mandarin: 黑 (zh) (hēi), 黑暗 (zh) (hēi’àn)
Czech: temnota (cs) f, tma (cs) f
Danish: mørke (da)
Dutch: donker (nl) n
Esperanto: mallumo (eo)
Finnish: pimeys (fi), pimeä (fi)
French: noir (fr) m, obscurité (fr) f
German: Dunkelheit (de) f, Dunkel (de) n
Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐍃 n (riqis)
Greek: σκοτάδι (el) n (skotádi)
Hebrew: חושך‎ (he) m (khoshekh), חשך‎ (he) m (khoshekh)
Hungarian: sötétség (hu)
Irish: dorchacht f
Italian: oscurità (it) f, tenebra (it) f
Japanese: 暗黒 (ja) (ankoku), 暗闇 (ja) (kurayami), 闇 (ja) (yami)
Korean: 어둠 (ko) (eodum), 암흑 (ko) (amheuk)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: تاریک‎ (ckb) (tarîk)

Northern Kurdish: tarî (ku), tarîtî (ku) f
Latin: obscuritas f
Latvian: tumsa f
Lezgi: мичӏ (mič̣)
Lithuanian: tamsa (lt) f
Macedonian: темница f (temnica), темнина f (temnina)
Marathi: अंधार (mr) m (andhār), अंधकार (mr) m (andhkār), काळोख (mr) m (kāḷokh)
Mongolian: харанхуй (mn) (xaranxuj)
Nanai: пакчи
Northern Sami: seavdnjat, seavdnjadas
Norwegian: mørke n

Bokmål: mørke n

Nynorsk: mørke n, mørker n
Old English: þīestru f
Persian: تاریکی‎ (fa) (târiki), تم‎ (fa) (tam) (archaic)
Polish: ciemność (pl) f
Portuguese: escuridão (pt) f
Romanian: întuneric (ro)
Russian: тьма (ru) (tʹma), темнота́ (ru) (temnotá), мрак (ru) (mrak)
Sardinian: iscuru, scuru
Scots: mirk
Scottish Gaelic: dorchadas m
Serbo-Croatian: tmina (sh)

Cyrillic:

Roman: tama (sh), tamnoća, polumrak (sh) (semi dark), tamnina (sh), mrak (sh)
Slovene: tema (sl) f
Spanish: oscuridad (es) f
Swedish: mörker (sv) n
Sylheti: ꠀꠘ꠆ꠗꠣꠁꠞ (andáir)
Turkish: karanlık (tr)
Vietnamese: bóng tối (vi)
Waray-Waray: sirum
Yakut: хараҥа (qaraña)
Yiddish: פֿינסטערניש‎ (finsternish)
Zazaki: tarı (diq) n

ignorance

Armenian: մթություն (hy) (mtʿutʿyun)
Azerbaijani: cəhalət (az), avamlıq, cahillik, nadanlıq
Breton: teñvalijenn (br)
Bulgarian: невидение n (nevidenie), незнание (bg) n (neznanie)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 黑暗 (zh) (hēi’àn)
Czech: temnota (cs) f
Danish: uvidenhed
Dutch: ongewisse (nl), onwetendheid (nl) f
Finnish: tietämättömyys (fi)
German: Dunkel (de) n
Hungarian: tudatlanság (hu)
Italian: oscurità (it) f
Korean: 무식 (ko) (musik)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: nezanî (ku) f, cahilî (ku) f
Latin: obscuritas f
Malayalam: അറിവില്ലായ്‌മ (aṟivillāy‌ma), അജ്ഞത (ml) (ajñata)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: uvitenhet (no) m or f

Nynorsk: uvisse f
Polish: mroki n pl
Portuguese: ignorância (pt) f
Russian: неве́дение (ru) n (nevédenije)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic:

Roman: táma (sh) f, mrȃk (sh)
Slovene: nevednost
Spanish: oscuridad (es) f
Vietnamese: (sự) dốt nát, (sự) ngu dốt, (sự) ngu muội
Zazaki: cahiliye

nightfall

Armenian: մութ (hy) (mutʿ)
Bulgarian: свечеряване n (svečerjavane)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 黃昏／黄昏 (zh) (huánghūn)
Czech: tma (cs) f
Danish: mørke (da), skumring (da)
Dutch: nachtval c, het vallen van de avond
Finnish: pimeys (fi)
French: tombée de la nuit (fr) m
German: Dunkelwerden
Greek: σούρουπο (el) (soúroupo)
Hungarian: sötétedés (hu)
Italian: tenebra (it) f, tramonto (it) m
Korean: 해질녘 (haejillyeok)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: tarîtî (ku) f
Latin: annoctatio
Macedonian: мрак m (mrak), темница f (temnica)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: mørke n, skumring (no) m or f

Nynorsk: mørke n, mørker n, skumring f
Polish: zmrok (pl) m
Portuguese: anoitecer (pt) m, cair da noite m
Russian: темнота́ (ru) (temnotá)
Scots: gloamin, mirk
Serbo-Croatian: mrklina (sh) f

Cyrillic:

Roman: mrak (sh), tamnoća, tamnina (sh), tama (sh) f
Slovene: tema (sl) f, mrak (sl) m
Spanish: anochecer (es) m, crepúsculo (es) m
Vietnamese: đêm (vi)

Translations to be checked

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} terr (sq) m
Breton: ^{(please verify)} teñvalijenn (br) f
Catalan: ^{(please verify)} fosca (ca) f
Ido: ^{(please verify)} tenebro (io)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} buio (it) m
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} intuneric n, ^{(please verify)} obscuritate (ro) f
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} mrak (sh) m
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} చీకటి (te) (cīkaṭi), ^{(please verify)} నిశి (te) (niśi), ^{(please verify)} నిశీధి (te) (niśīdhi), ^{(please verify)} రాత్రి (te) (rātri)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West Germanic *derkōn.

Verb[edit]

dark (third-person singular simple present darks, present participle darking, simple past and past participle darked)

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.
(intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
(transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

Anagrams[edit]

k-rad

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English dark.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdark/^[1]
Rhymes: -ark
Hyphenation: dàrk

Adjective[edit]

dark (invariable)

dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music)

References[edit]

^ dark in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Источник

dark

(därk)

adj. dark·er, dark·est

a. Lacking or having very little light: a dark corner.

b. Lacking brightness: a dark day.

c. Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light; tending toward black: dark clothing.

d. Served without milk or cream: dark coffee.

2. Being or having a complexion that is not light in color.

3. Sullen or threatening: a dark scowl.

a. Characterized by gloom or pessimism; dismal or bleak: a dark day for the economy; dark predictions of what lies in store.

b. Being or characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor.

a. Unknown or concealed; mysterious: a dark secret; the dark workings of the unconscious.

b. Lacking enlightenment, knowledge, or culture: a dark age in the history of education.

a. Evil in nature or effect; sinister: «churned up dark undercurrents of ethnic and religious hostility» (Peter Maas).

b. Morally corrupt; vicious: dark deeds; a dark past.

7. Having richness or depth: a dark, melancholy vocal tone.

8. Not giving performances; closed: The movie theater is dark on Mondays.

9. Linguistics Pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the velum. Used of the sound (l) in words like full.

1. Absence of light.

2. A place having little or no light.

3. Night; nightfall: home before dark.

4. A deep hue or color.

5. darks Pieces of laundry having a dark color.

Idiom:

in the dark

1. In secret: high-level decisions made in the dark.

2. In a state of ignorance; uninformed: kept me in the dark about their plans.

[Middle English derk, from Old English deorc.]

dark′ish adj.

dark′ly adv.

dark′ness n.

Synonyms: dark, dim, murky, dusky, shady, shadowy
These adjectives indicate the absence of light or clarity. Dark, the most widely applicable, can refer to a lack or near lack of illumination (a dark night), deepness of shade or color (dark brown), somberness (a dark mood), or immorality (a dark past). Dim means having or producing little light (dim shadows; a dim light bulb) and further suggests lack of sharpness or clarity: «the terrible dim faces known in dreams» (Carson McCullers).«tales now dim and half forgotten» (Jane Stevenson).
Murky refers to a thick or clouded darkness: «Dolphins use sonar beams to navigate the murky depths of the ocean» (Tim Hilchey).
Like dim, it is also used of what is indistinct or uncertain: «Modern warfare is murky, and with no clear frontlines, the distinction between combat and support can become meaningless» (Kristin Henderson).
Dusky suggests a subdued half-light: «The dusky night rides down the sky, / And ushers in the morn» (Henry Fielding).
It can also refer to deepness or darkness of color: «A dusky blush rose to her cheek» (Edith Wharton).
Shady refers literally to what is sheltered from light, especially sunlight (a shady grove of pines) or figuratively to what is of questionable honesty (shady business deals). Shadowy also implies obstructed light (an ill-lit, shadowy street) but may refer to what is indistinct or little known: «[He] retreated from the limelight to the shadowy fringe of music history» (Charles Sherman).
It can also refer to something that seems to lack substance and is mysterious or sinister: a shadowy figure in a black cape.

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dark

(dɑːk)

adj

1. having little or no light: a dark street.

2. (Colours) (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light: dark brown. Compare light¹²⁹, medium²

a. (of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette

b. (in combination): dark-eyed.

4. gloomy or dismal

5. sinister; evil: a dark purpose.

6. sullen or angry: a dark scowl.

7. ignorant or unenlightened: a dark period in our history.

8. secret or mysterious: keep it dark.

9. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal. Compare light¹³⁰

10. (Stock Exchange) go dark stock exchange informal (of a company) to remove itself from the register of major exchanges while continuing to trade

11. absence of light; darkness

12. night or nightfall

13. a dark place, patch, or shadow

14. a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark)

[Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide]

ˈdarkish adj

ˈdarkly adv

ˈdarkness n

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dark

(dɑrk)

adj. dark•er, dark•est,
n., v., — adj.

1. having very little or no light: a dark room.

2. radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color.

3. approaching black in hue: a dark brown.

4. not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion.

5. brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows.

6. having brunette hair.

7. (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream.

8. gloomy; dismal: the dark days of the war.

9. sullen; frowning: a dark expression.

10. evil; iniquitous; wicked: a dark plot.

11. destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened.

12. hard to understand; obscure.

13. hidden; secret.

14. (of a theater) offering no performances; closed.

15. (of an l-sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue raised, giving back-vowel resonance, as the l in full.

16. the absence of light.

17. night; nightfall: to come home after dark.

18. a dark place.

19. a dark color.

v.t., v.i. Obs.

20. to make or grow dark; darken.

Idioms:

in the dark, in ignorance; uninformed.

[before 1000; Middle English derk, Old English deorc]

dark

Past participle: darked
Gerund: darking

Imperative
dark
dark

Present
I dark
you dark
he/she/it darks
we dark
you dark
they dark

Preterite
I darked
you darked
he/she/it darked
we darked
you darked
they darked

Present Continuous
I am darking
you are darking
he/she/it is darking
we are darking
you are darking
they are darking

Present Perfect
I have darked
you have darked
he/she/it has darked
we have darked
you have darked
they have darked

Past Continuous
I was darking
you were darking
he/she/it was darking
we were darking
you were darking
they were darking

Past Perfect
I had darked
you had darked
he/she/it had darked
we had darked
you had darked
they had darked

Future
I will dark
you will dark
he/she/it will dark
we will dark
you will dark
they will dark

Future Perfect
I will have darked
you will have darked
he/she/it will have darked
we will have darked
you will have darked
they will have darked

Future Continuous
I will be darking
you will be darking
he/she/it will be darking
we will be darking
you will be darking
they will be darking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been darking
you have been darking
he/she/it has been darking
we have been darking
you have been darking
they have been darking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been darking
you will have been darking
he/she/it will have been darking
we will have been darking
you will have been darking
they will have been darking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been darking
you had been darking
he/she/it had been darking
we had been darking
you had been darking
they had been darking

Conditional
I would dark
you would dark
he/she/it would dark
we would dark
you would dark
they would dark

Past Conditional
I would have darked
you would have darked
he/she/it would have darked
we would have darked
you would have darked
they would have darked

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	dark — absence of light or illumination darkness illumination — the degree of visibility of your environment night — darkness; «it vanished into the night» lightlessness, pitch blackness, total darkness, black, blackness — total absence of light; «they fumbled around in total darkness»; «in the black of night» brownout, dimout, blackout — darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) semidarkness — partial darkness lighting, light — having abundant light or illumination; «they played as long as it was light»; «as long as the lighting was good»
	2.	dark — absence of moral or spiritual values; «the powers of darkness» iniquity, wickedness, darkness condition, status — a state at a particular time; «a condition (or state) of disrepair»; «the current status of the arms negotiations» foulness — disgusting wickedness and immorality; «he understood the foulness of sin»; «his display of foulness deserved severe punishment»; «mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed»
	3.	dark — an unilluminated area; «he moved off into the darkness» darkness, shadow scene — the place where some action occurs; «the police returned to the scene of the crime»
	4.	dark — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside night, nighttime period, period of time, time period — an amount of time; «a time period of 30 years»; «hastened the period of time of his recovery»; «Picasso’s blue period» 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; «two days later they left»; «they put on two performances every day»; «there are 30,000 passengers per day» weeknight — any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday evening — the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; «an evening at the opera» late-night hour — the latter part of night midnight — 12 o’clock at night; the middle of the night; «young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight» small hours — the hours just after midnight lights-out — a prescribed bedtime wedding night — the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
	5.	dark — an unenlightened state; «he was in the dark concerning their intentions»; «his lectures dispelled the darkness» darkness unenlightenment — a lack of understanding
Adj.	1.	dark — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; «sitting in a dark corner»; «a dark day»; «dark shadows»; «dark as the inside of a black cat» light — characterized by or emitting light; «a room that is light when the shutters are open»; «the inside of the house was airy and light»
	2.	dark — (used of color) having a dark hue; «dark green»; «dark glasses»; «dark colors like wine red or navy blue» black — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; «black leather jackets»; «as black as coal»; «rich black soil» light-colored, light — (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; «light blue»; «light colors such as pastels»; «a light-colored powder»
	3.	dark — brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); «dark eyes» brunet, brunette — marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; «a brunette beauty»
	4.	dark — stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; «black deeds»; «a black lie»; «his black heart has concocted yet another black deed»; «Darth Vader of the dark side»; «a dark purpose»; «dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility»; «the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him»-Thomas Hardy sinister, black evil — morally bad or wrong; «evil purposes»; «an evil influence»; «evil deeds»
	5.	dark — secret; «keep it dark» concealed — hidden on any grounds for any motive; «a concealed weapon»; «a concealed compartment in his briefcase»
	6.	dark — showing a brooding ill humor; «a dark scowl»; «the proverbially dour New England Puritan»; «a glum, hopeless shrug»; «he sat in moody silence»; «a morose and unsociable manner»; «a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius»- Bruce Bliven; «a sour temper»; «a sullen crowd» moody, morose, glowering, sullen, glum, saturnine, dour, sour ill-natured — having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	7.	dark — lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; «this benighted country»; «benighted ages of barbarism and superstition»; «the dark ages»; «a dark age in the history of education» benighted unenlightened — not enlightened; ignorant; «the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order»
	8.	dark — marked by difficulty of style or expression; «much that was dark is now quite clear to me»; «those who do not appreciate Kafka’s work say his style is obscure» obscure uncomprehensible, incomprehensible — difficult to understand; «the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible»- A. Einstein
	9.	dark — causing dejection; «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» dismal, drear, dreary, disconsolate, gloomy, dingy, drab, sorry, grim, blue cheerless, depressing, uncheerful — causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; «the economic outlook is depressing»; «something cheerless about the room»; «a moody and uncheerful person»; «an uncheerful place»
	10.	dark — having skin rich in melanin pigments; «National Association for the Advancement of Colored People»; «dark-skinned peoples» dark-skinned, non-white, coloured black — of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; «a great people—a black people—…injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization»- Martin Luther King Jr.
	11.	dark — not giving performances; closed; «the theater is dark on Mondays» inactive — lacking activity; lying idle or unused; «an inactive mine»; «inactive accounts»; «inactive machinery»

dark

adjective

1. dim, murky, shady, shadowy, grey, cloudy, dingy, overcast, dusky, unlit, pitch-black, indistinct, poorly lit, sunless, tenebrous, darksome (literary), pitchy, unilluminated It was a dark and stormy night.

2. black, brunette, ebony, dark-skinned, sable, dusky, swarthy a tall, dark and handsome stranger
black light, fair, blonde, blond, fair-haired, flaxen-haired, light-complexioned, towheaded

3. evil, foul, horrible, sinister, infamous, vile, satanic, wicked, atrocious, sinful, hellish, infernal, nefarious, damnable magicians who harnessed dark powers

4. secret, deep, hidden, mysterious, concealed, obscure, mystic, enigmatic, puzzling, occult, arcane, cryptic, abstruse, recondite, Delphic the dark recesses of the mind

5. gloomy, sad, grim, miserable, low, bleak, moody, dismal, pessimistic, melancholy, sombre, morbid, glum, mournful, morose, joyless, doleful, cheerless His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
gloomy clear, bright, glad, pleasant, hopeful, sunny, cheerful, genial

6. angry, threatening, forbidding, frowning, ominous, dour, scowling, sullen, glum, glowering, sulky He shot her a dark glance.

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dark

adjective

1. Having little or no light:

2. Deficient in brightness:

4. Of a complexion tending toward brown or black:

5. Dark and depressing:

black, bleak, blue, cheerless, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber, tenebrific.

6. Characterized by or expressive of a foreboding somberness:

7. Marked by little hopefulness:

noun

Absence or deficiency of light:

Translations

мрактъментъмнина

tmatmavýtemnýzlýnevědomost

mørkmørkemørke-mørkets frembruduvidenhed

pimeätummapimeyssynkkätietämättömyys

अंधेरा

mraktamatamanmračan

sötétsötétedéssötétségtudatlanság

dökkurleynilegur, dulinnmyrkurmyrkur, dimmur

暗い濃い秘密の腹黒い邪悪な

어두운어둠

obscurus

tamsatamsėtitamsintitamsus

ļaunsneziņapatumšsslepenstumsa

murg

tematemenmrak

mörkmörker

เข้มความมืดมืด

bóng tốiđêmmờ ámtốitối đen

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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dark

adj (+er)

room, house, street, cloud, colour, hair, eyes, skin → dunkel; it will not be dark for half an hour yet → es wird erst in einer halben Stunde dunkel; it’s getting dark → es wird dunkel; dark blue/grey → dunkelblau/-grau; a dark blue → ein dunkles Blau

(fig) to be in the dark (about something) → keine Ahnung (von etw) haben; to keep or leave somebody in the dark (about something) → jdn (→ über etw acc) → im Dunkeln lassen; we must keep him in the dark → er darf nichts davon wissen; to work in the dark → im Dunkeln tappen

dark

dark-eyed

adj → dunkeläugig

dark

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dark

[dɑːk]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (lacking light, room, night) → scuro/a, buio/a
it is/is getting dark → è/si sta facendo buio
the dark side of the moon → l’altra faccia della luna

c. (fig) (sad, gloomy) → nero/a, tetro/a, cupo/a; (sinister, secret, plan, threat) → oscuro/a
to keep sth dark → non far parola di qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dark

(daːk) adjective

1. without light. a dark room; It’s getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.

2. blackish or closer to black than white. a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.

3. evil and usually secret. dark deeds; a dark secret.

noun

absence of light. in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.

ˈdarken verb

to make or become dark or darker.

ˈdarkness noun

the state of being dark.

keep it dark

to keep something a secret. They’re engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.

dark

→ داكِن, ظَلام, مُظْلِم tma, tmavý mørk, mørke, mørke- dunkel σκοτάδι, σκοτεινός, σκούρος oscuridad, oscuro pimeä, tumma foncé, noir, sombre mračan, mrak, taman buio, scuro 暗い, 濃い, 闇 어두운, 어둠 donker mørk, mørke ciemność, ciemny escuro, preto темный, тьма mörk, mörker เข้ม, ความมืด, มืด karanlık, koyu bóng tối, tối đen, tối tăm 深的, 黑暗, 黑暗的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

dark

a. oscuro-a;

___ adaptation → adaptación a la oscuridad;

___ field illumination → iluminación del campo ___, iluminación lateral u oblicua.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

It’s dark

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

dark

adj oscuro; (complexion) oscuro, moreno

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~ Measuring the unseeable: Researchers probe proteins’ ‘dark energy’ — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are the first to observe and measure the internal motion inside proteins, or its dark energy. ❋ William Harryman (2007)

He would feel and cry out to her, ‘Let me tell you alone, if I must tell it, and _in the dark, in the dark_!’ when he could not see the heart-breaking shame grow upon her face, nor see his own guilty face reflected in her eyes. ❋ Clyde Fitch (1887)

Or when the substances are consumed _as solids_, then the spectral effects are reversed, and the lines that would be dark lines in the luminous colored spectrum become themselves luminous lines on the screen; but these lines hold the same relation in mathematical measurement, etc., as do the _dark_ lines in the colored spectrum. ❋ Various (1870)

II. iii.309 (63,9) [To the dark house] The _dark house_ is a house made gloomy by discontent. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

«Dark, dark, and dark-‘* Despair swept away before tenderness. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 (1994)

CindyLynn 5:58 pm: I would say Paranormal…also, some editors use the term dark fantasy that could also work. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He met me halfway, his expression dark with curiosity. ❋ Gena Showalter (2006)

At last, however, he returned to the group, his expression dark and unreadable. ❋ Della Van Hise (1990)

Make mistakes like the currant Adminastration and you too will find people drawn to the excuse the expression dark side.. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Fraser Cain: We’ve heard the term dark matter quite a bit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Although there are plenty of creepy actors lurking around — dressed as mental patients or wearing black and not afraid to get in your face or creep up behind you — men jumping out at you in the dark is almost besides the point for Haskell. ❋ Lila Shapiro (2010)

Me: «I’m gonna go get some broccoli at the grocery store»
You: «That’s super dark. Have fun»
«That picture we snapped on the train ride home from [Lolla] was dark»
Me: «I’m feeling quite dark at the moment, what shall we do?»
You: «I have an idea: let’s pull out all of our childhood clothes that are 10 sizes too small, put them on, and play [Rock band 2]»
«That one night when we ate 10 entire [Little Caesar] pizzas and drank 4 boxes of wine just between the two of us was dark»
Me: «Remember when we were freshmen in college?»
You: «Yes I do, we were v dark» ❋ The Future Is Crocs (2018)

did you see the [drunken] [state] of [euan] last night? it was totally dark. ❋ TheDiceWoman (2007)

Compare:
Moron McMoronington: «[The Dark Knight] is the darkest of the two.»
Grandad: «The jewish prisoners at Auschwitz saw some very [dark times]…»
Tom «[Yes indeed].» ❋ Thomas Harman (2008)

— [Ey] that presenter from [countdown] died yesterday
— Whoa…that’s pretty dark, [homeboi] ❋ Antony Johnston (2006)

The room was dark until John [lit] a [candle], at which point, everything became [illuminated]. ❋ Werekdsljfa (2010)

«[dress] dark [jack]!»
«ok, [il] dress dark (;» ❋ Emily And Jade (2006)

«He told me of how he [killed] his [dog], but i [paid] no matter, though it was pretty dark.» ❋ Fat Winner (2020)

Steve «Have you seen Terry recently?»
Ted «Nah, he’s been [darking] all weekend»
Jim’s [darked] off again
Jim and Terry are [so dark] ❋ Unreachable (2011)

It’s very dark in here. [I can’t] [see]. ❋ Christian Cruz (2006)

She’s [really] dark at you for ruining her [date]. ❋ Feebz (2011)

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A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men’s minds all around the globe.

Emily Greene Balch

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DARK

Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DARK

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARK

Dark is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dark in English.

WHAT DOES DARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dark

Darkness

Darkness, the polar opposite to brightness, is understood to be an absence of visible light. It is also the appearance of black in a colored space. Humans are unable to distinguish color when either light or darkness predominate. In conditions of insufficient light, perception is achromatic and ultimately, black. The emotional response to darkness has generated metaphorical usages of the term in many cultures.

Definition of dark in the English dictionary

The first definition of dark in the dictionary is having little or no light. Other definition of dark is reflecting or transmitting little light. Dark is also not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DARK

PRESENT

Present

I dark

you dark

he/she/it darks

we dark

you dark

they dark

Present continuous

I am darking

you are darking

he/she/it is darking

we are darking

you are darking

they are darking

Present perfect

I have darked

you have darked

he/she/it has darked

we have darked

you have darked

they have darked

Present perfect continuous

I have been darking

you have been darking

he/she/it has been darking

we have been darking

you have been darking

they have been darking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I darked

you darked

he/she/it darked

we darked

you darked

they darked

Past continuous

I was darking

you were darking

he/she/it was darking

we were darking

you were darking

they were darking

Past perfect

I had darked

you had darked

he/she/it had darked

we had darked

you had darked

they had darked

Past perfect continuous

I had been darking

you had been darking

he/she/it had been darking

we had been darking

you had been darking

they had been darking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dark

you will dark

he/she/it will dark

we will dark

you will dark

they will dark

Future continuous

I will be darking

you will be darking

he/she/it will be darking

we will be darking

you will be darking

they will be darking

Future perfect

I will have darked

you will have darked

he/she/it will have darked

we will have darked

you will have darked

they will have darked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been darking

you will have been darking

he/she/it will have been darking

we will have been darking

you will have been darking

they will have been darking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dark

you would dark

he/she/it would dark

we would dark

you would dark

they would dark

Conditional continuous

I would be darking

you would be darking

he/she/it would be darking

we would be darking

you would be darking

they would be darking

Conditional perfect

I would have dark

you would have dark

he/she/it would have dark

we would have dark

you would have dark

they would have dark

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been darking

you would have been darking

he/she/it would have been darking

we would have been darking

you would have been darking

they would have been darking

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dark
we let´s dark
you dark

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

darking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARK

Synonyms and antonyms of dark in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «DARK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dark» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «dark» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF DARK

Find out the translation of dark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dark» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

黑暗的

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

oscuro

570 millions of speakers

English

dark

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

अंधेरा

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

مُظْلِم

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

темный

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

escuro

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

অন্ধকার

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

sombre

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Gelap

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

dunkel

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

暗い

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

어두운

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Peteng

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

tối tăm

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

இருண்ட

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

गडद

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

karanlık

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

scuro

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

ciemny

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

темний

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

întunecat

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

σκοτεινός

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

donker

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

mörk

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

mørk

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dark

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARK»

The term «dark» is very widely used and occupies the 1.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of dark

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «dark».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DARK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dark» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dark» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dark

10 QUOTES WITH «DARK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dark.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

I’m glowing in the dark with my studio tan. I’ve been in a cave of music for months and months and months.

A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men’s minds all around the globe.

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

I started to do stop-motion when I was a kid. You take a Super 8 and make some models, and move, click, move, click. All that. I love all forms of animation, but there is something unique and special to stop-motion: it’s more real and the set is lit like a set. But I think it’s also a kind of lonely and dark thing to want to do.

I don’t personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.

Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.

I’ve always wanted to be a brooding, deep, dark artist, but I can never keep that facade going for more than 15 minutes.

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARK»

Discover the use of dark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Juliette, a beautiful activist dedicated to freeing caged animals from a secret jungle lab, unwittingly releases Riordan, a caged, insatiable, and immortal Carpathian thirsting for revenge against his captors.

The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing

A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, the Nazi Holocaust) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India).

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror …

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.

A Shot in the Dark: Why the P in the DPT Vaccination May be …

Traces the developmnet of the DPT vaccine, describes its risks, and lists warning signs that a child may be sensitive to it.

Harris L. Coulter, Barbara Loe Fisher, 1991

The Galactic Hegemony has been around a long time, and it likes stability—the kind of stability that member species like the aggressive, carnivorous Shongairi tend to disturb.

These are the things that will be with you forever…. These are the things that will follow you a thousand miles away.

» —Chicago Tribune «Toni Morrison is the closest thing the country has to a national writer.» The New York Times Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition.

When fifteen-year-old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, joins Topside girl Gemma in the frontier’s underworld to seek and stop outlaws who threaten his home, they learn that the government may pose an even greater threat.

A Hunger Like No other

After 150 years of hellish torture at the hands of the vampire horde, Lachlain, king of the Lykae (werewolf) clan, escapes his captors.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dark is used in the context of the following news items.

Star Wars: Dark Disciple Review

All of which is my lead up to saying that the new Star Wars novel, Dark Disciple, offers a welcome return to The Clone Wars era. I’ve been … «IGN, Jul 15»

Activision Adding Dark Edition Of ‘Skylanders: Super Chargers’

Dark Hammer Slamming Bowser is an exclusive Amiibo for the Wii version of «Skylanders: Super Chargers Dark Edition.» Activision/Handout. «International Business Times, Jul 15»

‘Vampires’ keep doctors in the dark for fear of stereotyping, study finds

It is not easy being a vampire, and even harder to come out of the coffin to a physician or therapist for fear they will misinterpret the habit of … «Fox News, Jul 15»

Galactic radio jets and dark matter

The afterglow of the Big Bang points to invisible dark matter, in places where … Dark matter is invisible, and no one knows exactly what it is. «EarthSky, Jul 15»

Pluto’s Dark Spots Puzzle Scientists, But NASA’s New Horizons …

The images show the full extent of a continuous swath of dark terrain that wraps around much of Pluto’s equatorial region. The western end of … «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

What’s up next for OITNB’s Ruby Rose?

Check out the exclusive first look, above, of the Aussie in her upcoming guest-starring role on Syfy’s space thriller, Dark Matter. Rose will play … «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

12 scary things which happen when you go on the ‘Dark Web’

Scare stories about the ‘dark web’ are common – but what actually happens when you go ‘off piste’ into the parts of the internet Google doesn’t … «Metro, Jul 15»

Miley Cyrus experiments with glow in the dark contact lenses in …

But the 22-year-old party-hard star was virtually glowing in the dark on Tuesday night as she slipped into luminous contact lenses to hit Sound … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Power outages Tuesday night leave residents in the dark

Power outages in the Campus West neighborhood and surrounding areas Tuesday night left thousands of residents in the dark. Crews were … «The Coloradoan, Jul 15»

‘Once Upon A Time’ Season 5 Spoilers: Dark Emma Featured In …

Entertainment Weekly recently revealed the first pictures of Jennifer Morrison as Dark Swan and we must say it’s pretty fierce. But don’t expect … «Latin Times, Jul 15»

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DARK

PRONUNCIATION OF DARK

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARK

WHAT DOES DARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Darkness

Definition of dark in the English dictionary

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DARK

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