English

Detailed Synonyms for dark in English

dark:

dark adj

  1. dark
    dark; unlit
  2. dark
    – not giving performances; closed 1
    dark
    – not giving performances; closed 1
    • dark adj
      • the theater is dark on Mondays1
  3. dark
    – having skin rich in melanin pigments 1
    dark; coloured; non-white; dark-skinned; colored
    – having skin rich in melanin pigments 1
  4. dark
    – brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) 1
    dark
    – brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) 1
    • dark adj
      • dark eyes1
  5. dark
    – devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black 1
    dark
    – devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black 1
    • dark adj
      • sitting in a dark corner1
      • a dark day1
      • dark shadows1
      • dark as the inside of a black cat1
  6. dark
    – (used of color) having a dark hue 1
    dark
    – (used of color) having a dark hue 1
    • dark adj
      • dark green1
      • dark glasses1
      • dark colors like wine red or navy blue1
  7. dark
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    obscure; dark
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    • obscure adj
      • those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure1
    • dark adj
      • much that was dark is now quite clear to me1
  8. dark
    – lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture 1
    dark; benighted
    – lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture 1
    • dark adj
      • the dark ages1
      • a dark age in the history of education1
    • benighted adj
      • this benighted country1
      • benighted ages of barbarism and superstition1
  9. dark
    – stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable 1
    black; dark; sinister
    – stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable 1
    • black adj
      • black deeds1
      • a black lie1
      • his black heart has concocted yet another black deed1
    • dark adj
      • Darth Vader of the dark side1
      • a dark purpose1
      • dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility1
    • sinister adj
      • the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him1
  10. dark
    – showing a brooding ill humor 1
    sour; moody; dark; sullen; glum; dour; morose; glowering; saturnine
    – showing a brooding ill humor 1
    • sour adj
      • a sour temper1
    • moody adj
      • he sat in moody silence1
    • dark adj
      • a dark scowl1
    • sullen adj
      • a sullen crowd1
    • glum adj
      • a glum, hopeless shrug1
    • dour adj
      • the proverbially dour New England Puritan1
    • morose adj
      • a morose and unsociable manner1
    • glowering adj
    • saturnine adj
      • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius1
  11. dark
    – secret 1
    dark
    – secret 1
    • dark adj
      • keep it dark1

dark [the ~] noun

  1. the dark
    the darkness; the dark
  2. the dark
    the hell; the inferno; the darkness; the dark
  3. the dark
    – an unenlightened state 1
    the dark; the darkness
    – an unenlightened state 1
    • dark [the ~] noun
      • he was in the dark concerning their intentions1
    • darkness [the ~] noun
      • his lectures dispelled the darkness1
  4. the dark
    – an unilluminated area 1
    the dark; the shadow; the darkness
    – an unilluminated area 1
    • dark [the ~] noun
    • shadow [the ~] noun
    • darkness [the ~] noun
      • he moved off into the darkness1
  5. the dark
    – absence of light or illumination 1
    the dark; the darkness
    – absence of light or illumination 1
  6. the dark
    – absence of moral or spiritual values 1
    the dark; the iniquity; the darkness; the wickedness
    – absence of moral or spiritual values 1
  7. the dark
    – the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside 1
    the night; the dark; the nighttime
    – the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside 1

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Related Definitions for "dark":

  1. not giving performances; closed1
    • the theater is dark on Mondays1
  2. having skin rich in melanin pigments1
  3. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)1
    • dark eyes1
  4. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black1
    • sitting in a dark corner1
    • a dark day1
    • dark shadows1
    • dark as the inside of a black cat1
  5. (used of color) having a dark hue1
    • dark green1
    • dark glasses1
    • dark colors like wine red or navy blue1
  6. marked by difficulty of style or expression1
    • much that was dark is now quite clear to me1
  7. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture1
    • the dark ages1
    • a dark age in the history of education1
  8. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable1
    • Darth Vader of the dark side1
    • a dark purpose1
    • dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility1
  9. showing a brooding ill humor1
    • a dark scowl1
  10. secret1
    • keep it dark1
  11. an unenlightened state1
    • he was in the dark concerning their intentions1
  12. an unilluminated area1
  13. absence of light or illumination1
  14. absence of moral or spiritual values1
  15. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside1

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