dark

dark · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having little or no light.

  2. 2.

    Of a deep or strong color, closer to black than white.

  3. 3.

    Characterized by gloom, unhappiness, or evil.

  4. 4.

    Secret, hidden, or mysterious.

  5. 5.

    (Of skin, eyes, or hair) Brown or black in color.

  6. 6.

    The absence of light; darkness.

  7. 7.

    Nighttime; the period when there is no daylight.

Related words

Antonyms: bright, light, luminous
See also: darkness, light, shadow
Synonyms: dim, gloomy, murky, shadowy

Etymology

From Old English deorc meaning "without light, gloomy," of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Old High German tarchanjan meaning "to hide." The word has been used metaphorically for evil or ignorance since early times.