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dark

dark

20 7.0
Not open for performances
  • adjective
  • /dɑrk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : cerrado
  • Last night, the venue remained dark, with no performances scheduled after the matinee.
  • go dark
  • the theater was dark
  • the house was dark

Most shop windows on our journey are dark and shut tight, but once in a while we see something inside the shops.

Examples

  • We can't have the theatre dark.

  • - Dark, cool theater does sound nice right now.

  • The building will be dark.

  • The theater was tiny and dark, and it took a second for my eyes to adjust to the light.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In the dark theater, she sat and stared at the screen, unable to follow the film.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • CUT TO THE LOBBY OF THE PANDORA as DANNY hurries out of the dark theater.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The theater will be dark until next week when the new show opens.

  • For a few hours, the old cinema was dark between screenings, leaving only the cleaning crew inside.

Antonyms

1.0

Not closed so people or things can go through

664 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

Idioms

in the dark
  • Informal
110 5.5

Not told about important things, so you do not know them

To guess or try something without much information

1 9.3

To say something that has little effect and only comforts you

down a dark path
  • Informal
1 8.2

To start behaving in a bad or dangerous way that harms your life

1 7.5

Focus on the bad parts of a situation and expect the worst

Compounds

106 5.7

Parts of a person, thing or situation that are hidden and harmful

dark matter
  • 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

20 1.5

A person with dark hair like black or brown

18 1.0

A deep brown color like wood or earth

16 1.0

A deep, rich blue color darker than normal blue

15 1.0

Glasses with dark lenses that protect your eyes from bright sunlight

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

13 2.2

A person who has naturally dark skin

12 1.0

A deep shade of green like pine needles

11 4.8

A person or team not well known who unexpectedly wins

8 1.0

Having a deep blue color

8 1.0

A deep red color that is not bright

7 1.0

A very deep grey color that reflects little light

4 3.4

There is no light at all, like a room with no windows

3 5.3

Funny stories that use shocking or sad topics to make people laugh

dark cloud
  • Informal
2 4.2

Sadness or worry that affects groups such as families and companies

The half of the Moon that we never see from Earth

2 6.3

A time in the past with painful or troubling events

1 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars

dark blue
  • Literature
1 6.3

In US politics, strongly supporting the Democratic Party, often describing voters or areas that usually vote Democratic

1 2.7

A loaf made from whole wheat or other dark flours

dark-field microscope
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A microscope that makes tiny particles too small for an ordinary microscope appear bright on a dark background

dark adaptation
  • Specialized
6.5

The eyes become more sensitive after bright light so you can see in low light

dark lantern
  • Archaic
9.9

A lantern with a sliding cover that hides its light

Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness

A place with little light that is damp and unpleasant

Dark Brandon
  • Slang
9.9

A joke name or image that shows US President Joe Biden as powerful and serious in online memes

7.5

A way of lighting a sample under a microscope to make tiny things look bright against a dark background

6.5

A way to see tiny things under a microscope as bright shapes on a dark background

dark joke
  • Informal
7.1

A joke that treats serious or painful subjects as funny and may upset some people

Having dark marks on the surface or skin

A small North American sparrow with grey feathers and dark eyes

dark-fruited
  • Specialized
6.9

Having dark fruit like grapes or berries

9.9

A very early time in the morning before dawn that people say as a joke

oh dark hundred
  • Informal
9.9

A funny way to say a very early time before dawn

How Open

open
579 1.0
dark
  • Jargon
20 7.0

Surface Forms

dark positive
darker comparative
darkest superlative

Etymology

Dark for a theater that is not open comes from the simple idea of 'no lights' from the old word deorc: when the stage has no light it is closed. So when a venue is dark it means there are no shows and the lights are off.