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From Old English deorc, from Proto-Germanic *derk, from either Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (to besmirch) or Proto-Indo-European *derg- (red); perhaps both, with the latter being derived from the former.

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

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

  1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
    The room was too dark for reading.
  2. (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.
  3. Hidden, secret
    "Meantime we shall express our darker purpose" (Shakespeare, King Lear, i 1).
  4. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
  5. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak
    The Great Depression was a dark time.
  6. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period
  7. 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.

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Singular
dark

Plural
usually uncountable; plural darks

dark (usually uncountable; plural darks)

  1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
    Dark surrounds us completely.
  2. (uncountable) Ignorance.
    We kept him in the dark.
  3. (uncountable) Nightfall.
    It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

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dark inv.

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