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dark



[ ˈdärk]



dark   
noun

Definition of dark (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : a place or time of little or no light : night, nightfall
//get home before dark
b : absence of light : darkness
//afraid of the dark
2a : a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color usually plural
//a painter who uses a lot of darks
b darks plural : clothing that is dark colored
//separated the darks and the lights before starting the laundry
in the dark
1 : in secrecy
//most of his dealings were done in the dark
2 : in ignorance
//kept the public in the dark about the agreement
go dark
1 : to become dark
//The room suddenly went dark.
2a : to stop operating or functioning : to shut down Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays …— Kurt Repanshek Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype … who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.— Stephen Baker In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark— Joshua Ferris
b communications : to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to "go dark" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.— William Booth

dark   
adjective

Definition of dark

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1a : devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light
//a dark room
b : transmitting only a portion of light
//dark glasses
2a : wholly or partially black
//dark clothing
b of a color : of low or very low lightness
//dark blue
c : being less light in color than other substances of the same kind
//dark rum
3a : arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil
//the dark powers that lead to war
b : dismal, gloomy
//had a dark view of the future
c : lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened
//a dark period in history
d : relating to grim or depressing circumstances
//dark humor
4a : not clear to the understanding
b : not known or explored because of remoteness
//the darkest reaches of the continent
5 : not fair in complexion : swarthy
//dark skin
6 : secret
//kept his plans dark
7 : possessing depth and richness
//a dark voice
8 : closed to the public
//the theater is dark in the summer

dark   
verb
darked; darking; darks

Definition of dark (Entry 3 of 3)

intransitive verb

obsolete : to grow dark (see dark entry 1)

transitive verb

: to make dark


Other Words from dark

Adjective

darkish \ ˈdär-​kish \ adjective
darkly adverb
darkness noun


Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Choose the Right Synonym for dainty

Adjective

obscure, dark, vague, enigmatic, cryptic, ambiguous, equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge.
//obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion.
// muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration.
// a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality.
//enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning.
//cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation.
// an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading.
// moral precepts with equivocal phrasing



Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
//On a warm October, eight out of 10 white truffles unearthed by Carlo Olivero with his trusty 3-year-old dog Steel were dark, withered and dried out.
BostonGlobe.com, "HP rejects Xerox proposal, but open to discussing transaction," 18 Nov. 2019

//This particularly warm October, eight out of 10 white truffles unearthed by Carlo Olivero with his trusty 3-year-old dog Steel were dark, withered and dried out.
Washington Post, "Italy’s white truffle hunters worry about climate change," 17 Nov. 2019

//As a result, the music festival's biggest stage was dark during a festival date for the first time ever.
Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Marilyn Manson joins Ozzy Osbourne's rescheduled tour, including a date at Summerfest 2020," 15 Nov. 2019

//In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the Force is dark.
Wired, "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is Strong With the Force," 15 Nov. 2019

//The room is dark, so Beasley’s work isn’t visible until visitors are actually inside the room, and it’s fun to listen to the succession of audible gasps made by newcomers.
Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "BMA exhibit of black abstract artists explores what’s real and what only appears to be real," 15 Nov. 2019

//The parking lot was dark when Marie Franklin and her husband, Sam, last stopped at a corner store near their home.
Cara Anthony, USA TODAY, "Spoiled food, drug deals gone wrong: SNAP recipients want change at corner stores," 15 Nov. 2019

//There may be funny moments that are really dark and that’s life.
Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, "'Back to Life' Is the New Show You Need to Binge," 11 Nov. 2019

//As narrator and moderator, Carll displayed a gift for injecting a little humor into the discussion of material that was often dark.
Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, "The weight and the joy: Allison Moorer brings ‘Blood’ tour to Mobile," 8 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Along with their big eyes, which help them see in low light, bush babies are adapted to nocturnal living with their large, collapsible ears that rotate independently like radar dishes to zero in on prey in the dark.
National Geographic, "Bush babies," 19 Nov. 2019

//Their vans, large enough to carry snowmobiles and dogs, come and go on the two roads that lead into town, headlights shining from miles away in the dark.
Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, "The Fight for the Reindeer," 18 Nov. 2019

//Women, usually excluded from the dawn assembly, have to risk embarrassment, assault and worse with sorties in the dark.
The Economist, "World Toilet Day this week is not a joke, but deadly serious," 17 Nov. 2019

//Parvaneh Salahshouri, a reformist lawmaker representing Tehran, said lawmakers had been kept in the dark.
New York Times, "Protests Incited by Gas Price Hike Grip Iran," 16 Nov. 2019

//The thrill was being out with the other kids, in the dark, running from house to house — no parents involved.
BostonGlobe.com, "On Halloween, Past and Present," 9 Nov. 2019

//The end of daylight saving time also means lots of folks get to drive home from work in the dark.
Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, "Daylight saving time ends Sunday! Don't forget to fall back.," 2 Nov. 2019

//My guests stayed past ten, when the wicks drowned, and then drove off in the dark.
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, "San Francisco’s Fire Season," 30 Oct. 2019

//The drafting of the procedures took place among a tight circle of close Pelosi confidants, leaving rank-and-file lawmakers and even some top Democratic leaders in the dark.
Mike Debonis, oregonlive, "Democrats unveil procedures for Trump impeachment inquiry, rebutting GOP attacks," 29 Oct. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//The plants can be a bit variable, having fern-like leaves of light to dark green color.
Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Trim Knock Out roses when most flowers have declined," 29 June 2019

//Our unit members are taking their sites dark today to show management how important these issues are to us.
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, "Vox Media employees walk off the job in day-long effort to win new union contract," 7 June 2019

//Pick a champagne color for fair skin or gold for olive to dark skin tones,then swipe a little along the entire length of your cheekbones.
Paige Stables, Good Housekeeping, "9 Sneaky Reasons Why Your Skin Looks Dull," 12 Oct. 2017

//Each image has 28×28=784 input values, each a real number between zero and one representing how light or dark a pixel is.
Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "How computers got shockingly good at recognizing images," 18 Dec. 2018

//One of the Green Berets, a weapons specialist, pulled aside the blanket and revealed a hole, perhaps 5 feet high and 3 feet wide, leading into a tunnel carved deep and dark into the hillside.
Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, "‘I Think I’ve Been Shot’: Nighttime Raid in Afghanistan Reveals New U.S. Strategy," 5 Dec. 2018

//The truth is Filipino people run the gamut from light skin to dark skin and everything in between.
Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, "Kelsey Merritt on Making History as the First Filipino Model at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," 8 Nov. 2018

//His background is a bit more freewheeling, but also dark: his father, a schoolteacher, is kind and supportive, while his mother, who suffered a traumatic brain injury years before, has a penchant for shedding her clothes in public.
refinery29.com, "On Chesil Beach Review: Can You Have Love Without Sex?," 16 May 2018

//Full Coverage Concealer, $5, available in nine shades that match light to dark skin tones, plus three color-correcting hues.
Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, "The 30 Best Concealers That Will Completely Cover Your Acne," 22 Mar. 2016


First Known Use of dark

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense



History and Etymology for dark

Adjective, Noun, and Verb

Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide



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(Entry 1 of 2)

2 not having a light complexion
  • he was tall, dark, and handsome

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4 given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge
  • the actor was always quite dark about his life before his arrival in Hollywood

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5 having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
  • the superhero was not daunted by the villain's dark threats

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7 not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
  • dark deeds that resulted in the Russian czar being known to history as Ivan the Terrible

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dark

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of dark (Entry 2 of 2)

2 the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
  • we were going to wait until dark to go trick-or-treating

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More Definitions fordark

dark

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of dark

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: having very little or no light
: not light in color : of a color that is closer to black than white
of a color : having more black than white : not light

dark

noun

English Language Learners Definition of dark (Entry 2 of 2)

: a state in which no light can be seen
: a place where little or no light can be seen
: the time of day when night begins : the time when the sky becomes dark for the night

dark

adjective
\ ˈdärk \
darker; darkest

Kids Definition of dark

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : without light or without much light
//a dark closet
2 : not light in color
//My dog has a dark coat.
3 : not bright and cheerful : gloomy
//Don't look on the dark side of things.
4 : arising from or characterized by evil
//The villain revealed his dark side.

dark

noun

Kids Definition of dark (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : absence of light : darkness
//I'm not afraid of the dark.
2 : a place or time of little or no light
//We got home before dark.