dark
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1.0
- adjective
- /dɑrk/
:
oscuro
- The cave was so dark that we needed flashlights to find our way inside.
- dark room
- light and dark
- dark night
So around that scroll, these clouds, dark clouds started to build.
- So around that scroll, these clouds, dark clouds started to build.
- The wounded light up a dark, rectangular space.
- And it gets darker and darker and darker, right?
- However, it's not going to be too dark actually.
- But when we got to the surface getting dark and there was no boat.
- It is so it is, it is very dark, but it's like, wow.
Examples
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It's hot and dark, and the lot is unlit.
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And why is the house so dark?
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OK, I want to see how dark this is.
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I was lost in some dark forest, looking for him.
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Of course, it was pretty dark out on that platform.
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There were no lights; it was as dark as the bottom of a pocket.
Academic text (2011) -
Massive windows let in light, in contrast to the dark corridors of the old hospital.
Academic text (2008) -
It'll be dark before long and mighty cold.
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It was beginning to get dark when they spied a small light coming from a house.
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Giant squids live in the cold, dark, high pressure twilight zone.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very dark in color like coal or the night
18
3.3
A place that is partly dark because of shade
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2.3
Dark and not well lit so a place feels sad
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3.2
Completely dark with no light at all
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3.4
Completely dark with no light
4
4.2
Dark and dull in color, not bright
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3.4
There is no light at all, like a room with no windows
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3.9
Very black like coal or a dark night
2
5.1
Completely dark so you cannot see anything
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2.8
A very dark colour like shiny coal
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1.3
Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
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2.0
A little less light in color than usual
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3.2
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
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5.3
Not having enough light so things look dark
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9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Darker because something blocks the light
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
Partly dark with only a little light
Happening at night or in the dark
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.5
An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity
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7.5
A time in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire when people had less learning and trade
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1.6
A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate
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2.0
Meat from the legs and thighs of a bird that is darker and juicier than breast meat
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7.9
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Literature
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6.3
In US politics, strongly supporting the Democratic Party, often describing voters or areas that usually vote Democratic
- Specialized
1
6.8
A microscope that makes tiny particles too small for an ordinary microscope appear bright on a dark background
- Specialized
The eyes become more sensitive after bright light so you can see in low light
Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness
- Slang
A joke name or image that shows US President Joe Biden as powerful and serious in online memes
- Specialized
A way of lighting a sample under a microscope to make tiny things look bright against a dark background
- Specialized
A way to see tiny things under a microscope as bright shapes on a dark background
- Informal
A joke that treats serious or painful subjects as funny and may upset some people
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dark comes from an old Germanic word deorc that meant 'without light' or 'hidden', and it is related to German dunkel which also means 'dark'. So dark today describes something that has little or no light.