Dark - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɑːrk|  American pronunciation of the word dark
Brit.  |dɑːk|  British pronunciation of the word dark

noun

- absence of light or illumination (syn: darkness)
- absence of moral or spiritual values (syn: darkness, wickedness)
the powers of darkness
- an unilluminated area (syn: darkness, shadow)
he moved off into the darkness
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (syn: night, nighttime)
- an unenlightened state (syn: darkness)
he was in the dark concerning their intentions
his lectures dispelled the darkness

adjective

- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
dark eyes
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable (syn: black, sinister)
Darth Vader of the dark side
a dark purpose
dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
- secret
keep it dark
- showing a brooding ill humor (syn: dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen)
a dark scowl
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture (syn: benighted)
the dark ages
a dark age in the history of education
- marked by difficulty of style or expression (syn: obscure)
much that was dark is now quite clear to me
- causing dejection (syn: blue, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry)
the dark days of the war
a dark gloomy day
- not giving performances; closed
the theater is dark on Mondays

Extra examples

She sat in the dark room alone.

Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.

She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.

You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.

He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.

The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.

He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.

We'd better get home before dark.

They waited until after dark to begin their escape.

He uses lots of darks in his decorating.

Wash the lights and the darks separately.

The room was kept dark.

It was too dark to read.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: darker
superlative: darkest
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