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dark

dark

20 7.0
Not open for performances
  • adjective
  • /dɑrk/
  • Jargon
: 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.