dark
588
1.0
- adjective
- /dɑrk/
:
oscuro
- Father Alexey could see the far bank and the dark pines of the forest beyond.
- dark hair
- dark skin
- dark eyes
And they were in like a very dark purpley room.
- And they were in like a very dark purpley room.
- My hair isn't as dark as people think.
- The road is wet and dark red and keeps spinning.
- And I love love, love dark purple, dark brown.
- It's just a really gorgeous kind of dark nude.
- Short like a denim that's dark but stretchy still.
- And then I take the dark, fun little eyeliner.
- They wanted to know how dark your baby was going to be.
Examples
-
Having dark or black hair.
-
Even though the two men stood before me in dark suits and white,
Academic text (2011) -
So oh, it's like a super dark wine color.
-
You can look at bright and dark as well.
-
Are they light or dark, or maybe both together?
-
The colour of my skin is dark, I am proud of it.
-
This sitter's eyes are dark, inky, almost black.
-
He had really beautiful, kind eyes, and this thick, dark stubble.
-
He has dark hair and thick, bushy eyebrows.
-
She chose a beautiful dark red dress for the party.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very dark in color like coal or the night
20
1.5
A person with dark hair like black or brown
18
1.0
A deep brown color like wood or earth
13
2.2
A person who has naturally dark skin
7
1.0
A very deep grey color that reflects little light
4
3.9
A very dark black color like deep night
3
5.4
Having naturally dark skin
3
1.1
A little dark in color, like very dark grey
2
1.0
A dark shade of brown like chocolate
1
1.3
Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
1
2.0
A little less light in color than usual
1
3.5
A dark black color with a slight brown tone
1
3.2
A very dark brown color with a hint of black
1
9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Dark brown with a little black
A dark gray color that looks almost black
A very dark color that looks like black with a little grey
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
An animal that has dark fur or hair
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
28
7.5
An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity
21
7.5
A time in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire when people had less learning and trade
14
1.6
A kind of chocolate that has lots of cocoa, little or no milk, and less sugar than milk chocolate
13
2.0
Meat from the legs and thighs of a bird that is darker and juicier than breast meat
1
7.9
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Literature
1
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 Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dark for color comes from the idea of being 'without light' from the old word deorc, so a dark color looks closer to black because it seems to have little light. That's why we call deep brown or black shades 'dark'.