dark

dark
[[t]dɑrk[/t]]
adj. dark•er, dark•est, n. v. adj.
1) having very little or no light:
a dark room[/ex]
2) radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light:
a dark color[/ex]
3) approaching black in hue:
a dark brown[/ex]
4) not pale or fair; swarthy:
a dark complexion[/ex]
5) brunette; dark-colored:
dark eyebrows[/ex]
6) having brunette hair
7) coo (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream
8) gloomy; dismal:
the dark days of the war[/ex]
9) sullen; frowning:
a dark expression[/ex]
10) evil; iniquitous; wicked:
a dark plot[/ex]
11) destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened
12) hard to understand; obscure
13) hidden; secret
14) sbz (of a theater) offering no performances; closed
15) phn (of an l-sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue raised, giving back-vowel resonance, as the l in
full[/ex]
16) the absence of light
17) night; nightfall:
to come home after dark[/ex]
18) a dark place
19) a dark color
obs.
20) to make or grow dark; darken
Etymology: bef. 1000; ME derk, OE deorc

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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