dark
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)
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- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- The room was too dark for reading.
- (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.
- Hidden, secret
- "Meantime we shall express our darker purpose" (Shakespeare, King Lear, i 1).
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak
- The Great Depression was a dark time.
- Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period
- 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- (relative lack of light): dim, gloomy
- (sinister or secret): hidden, secret, sinister
- (without morals): malign, sinister
- (of colour): deep
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[edit] Translations
having an absolute or relative lack of light
hidden, secret
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without moral or spiritual light
not bright or light, deeper in hue
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[edit] Noun
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dark (uncountable)
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Dark surrounds us completely.
- Ignorance
- We kept him in the dark.
- Nightfall
- It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.
[edit] Translations
a complete or partial absence of light
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ignorance
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nightfall
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[edit] Italian
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[edit] Adjective
dark inv.
- dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music)
