dark vs light
Definitions
noun
- an unenlightened state
- absence of light or illumination
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- an unilluminated area
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
adjective
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- causing dejection
- secret
- devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- (used of color) having a dark hue
Examples
The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room.
She also lent me a couple of Ben Elton books which were good, but not as good for relaxing as they have a whole dark seedy side.
Definitions
noun
- a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
Examples
Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight.
He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand.
