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dark
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- pronunciation:
- dark
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- in the dark
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
darker, darkest |
| definition 1: |
characterized by a lack of light.
It was a dark night with no moon.
- antonyms:
- bright, light, luminous, radiant
- similar words:
- black, dim, dusky, gloomy, inky, murky, obscure, overcast, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, shady, somber, sullen, tenebrous, unlit
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| definition 2: |
not light-colored.
She wore a dark sweater, perhaps black or navy.- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- black, dusky, somber
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| definition 3: |
deeply colored in complexion or having hair of a deep color such as brown or black.
She was very fair, and her husband was dark.- synonyms:
- brunet, brunette, dusky, swarthy
- antonyms:
- blond, fair
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| definition 4: |
marked by gloom, obscurity, or evil.
The novel has dark themes of vengeance and cruelty.The witch cast a dark spell.- synonyms:
- ominous, somber
- antonyms:
- cheerful, happy
- similar words:
- black, bleak, dismal, dreary, evil, funereal, gloomy, glum, grim, hidden, hopeless, morose, murky, mysterious, obscure, sinister, sullen, tenebrous, wicked
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| definition 5: |
of colors, deep in hue.
The orchids are a dark pink.- synonyms:
- deep
- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- somber
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disconsolate, evening, humid, lugubrious, opaque, portentous, swarthy, turbid |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
absence or lack of light (often prec. by "the").
Many children are afraid of the dark.She bumped into the armchair in the dark.- synonyms:
- blackness, darkness
- similar words:
- gloom, obscurity
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| definition 2: |
night.
He wanted to be home before dark.- synonyms:
- night, nighttime
- antonyms:
- daylight, light
- similar words:
- dusk, evening, eventide, nightfall, twilight
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| related words: |
overcast |
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| phrase: |
in the dark |
| derivation: |
darkish (adj.) |
Dark comes from an early German word that means "to hide something," particularly in a dark place.
Word Builder: dark +
- darkness:
the state of being dark.
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