dark-colored
- adjective
- /dɑrkˈkʌlərd/
- US
- The new restaurant features dark-colored walls that create a cozy atmosphere.
- dark-colored SUV
- dark-colored car
- dark-colored jacket
This one is opaque and for such a dark color it's just doing a really nice job.
- This one is opaque and for such a dark color it's just doing a really nice job.
- This is the dark color you see right out here.
- The most common side effect by none is which can frighten you so much is to get dark coloured bowel motions or black stools when you first start taking iron.
Examples
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Gwen Stefani, on the other hand, uses an elegant dark-colored set that's different from the usual white and silver setup usually seen on celebrities.
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The van is dark-colored with tinted glass and doesn't attract attention.
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I saw a dark-colored vehicle with two men inside parked across the street.
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All three men were dressed in jeans, running shoes, and dark-colored winter jackets.
Fiction book (1996) -
About thirty relatives and friends, dressed in dark-colored clothes, watched in silence.
Fiction book (1992) -
The figure, seen in close-up for the first time, is wearing a dark-colored ski mask.
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A dark-colored car, its make indistinguishable in the dark lot, screeches into an exit lane and races out of the lot.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you are carrying too much weight and desire a leaner look, choose a dark-colored blouse over a skirt that is equally dark.
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Among the butterflies we observed were two dark-colored species in the genus Oeneis, commonly called arctics.
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Irish Stout gets its dark color and it's heavily roasted flavor from the use of roasted barley, which is kind of the signature ingredient in that style.
Synonyms
Having a deep brown or nearly black color
A deep brown color like wood or earth
A deep shade of green like pine needles
Having a deep blue color
A deep red color that is not bright
A very deep grey color that reflects little light
A little dark in color, like very dark grey
A dark shade of brown like chocolate
A little less light in color than usual
A dark color that is black with a little grey
Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate
A dark black color with a slight brown tone
A very dark brown color with a hint of black
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
Having very dark skin, fur, or feathers because of a natural dark substance
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
A very dark color that looks like black with a little grey
A dark gray color that looks almost black
A dark red color mixed with black
Dark brown with a little black
An animal that has dark fur or hair
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dark-colored is simply dark plus colored, where dark means 'not bright' or like a deep shadow and colored means 'having a color'. So, dark-colored literally means 'having a dark shade', which is why we use it for clothes, paint, or anything that looks deep and shadowy.