[
US
/ˈdɑɹk/
]
[ UK /dˈɑːk/ ]
[ UK /dˈɑːk/ ]
NOUN
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an unenlightened state
he was in the dark concerning their intentions
his lectures dispelled the darkness - absence of light or illumination
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absence of moral or spiritual values
the powers of darkness -
an unilluminated area
he moved off into the darkness - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
ADJECTIVE
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marked by difficulty of style or expression
much that was dark is now quite clear to me
those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure -
causing dejection
a blue day
grim rainy weather
the dark days of the war
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
a week of rainy depressing weather
a dark gloomy day
a disconsolate winter landscape -
secret
keep it dark -
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
a dark day
dark shadows
sitting in a dark corner
dark as the inside of a black cat
a dark day -
(used of color) having a dark hue
dark colors like wine red or navy blue
dark green
dark glasses -
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
Darth Vader of the dark side
his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
a dark purpose
dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
a black lie
black deeds -
showing a brooding ill humor
a sour temper
a sullen crowd
a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
a dark scowl
the proverbially dour New England Puritan
a morose and unsociable manner
he sat in moody silence
a glum, hopeless shrug -
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
dark eyes -
not giving performances; closed
the theater is dark on Mondays -
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
this benighted country
the dark ages
benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
a dark age in the history of education
How To Use dark In A Sentence
- 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.
- It's not entirely accurate - the book is a bit darker than that, but there is a fair bit of lovable eccentricity to the characters.
- With a little coo of happiness he began to toddle forwards into the darkness, still clutching his bottle. MY BABYSITTER BITES BACK
- These deals are large and complex, requiring a lot more than just a "consigliere" -- a term always used with "The Godfather" playing in the background -- sitting in a dark room plotting with a CEO. Robert Teitelman: Svengalis, Bankers and the Role of Intermediaries
- In an effort to take some of the beguilement out of her young eyes, I make light of your dark and somber task.
- And when he knelt he found her squatting, in the far corner underneath, and in the slatted dark, saw only her eyes, wide and white. Gabbie Zombie
- He was clean-shaven, in his early 30s and wearing a dark blue t-shirt.
- The building is dark brick topped by pinky-coloured concrete block walls, white plastic-looking fascia board, black plastic guttering and an artificial slate roof.
