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dark
noun(dark)the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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adjective(dark)stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
Examples:
Darth Vader of the dark side.
A dark purpose.
Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility.
A dark purpose.
Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility.
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adjective(dark)causing dejection
Examples:
The dark days of the war.
A dark gloomy day.
A dark gloomy day.
dark
noun(dark)absence of moral or spiritual values
Synonyms: darkness, wickedness,
Examples:
The powers of darkness.
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adjective(dark)lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
Synonyms: benighted,
Examples:
The dark ages.
A dark age in the history of education.
A dark age in the history of education.
dark
adjective(dark)marked by difficulty of style or expression
Synonyms: obscure,
Examples:
Much that was dark is now quite clear to me.
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noun(dark)an unenlightened state
Synonyms: darkness,
Examples:
He was in the dark concerning their intentions.
His lectures dispelled the darkness.
His lectures dispelled the darkness.
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adjective(dark)showing a brooding ill humor
Examples:
A dark scowl.
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noun(dark)an unilluminated area
Examples:
He moved off into the darkness.
dark
adjective(dark)brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
Examples:
Dark eyes.
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adjective(dark)devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
Sitting in a dark corner.
A dark day.
Dark shadows.
Dark as the inside of a black cat.
A dark day.
Dark shadows.
Dark as the inside of a black cat.
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adjective(dark)not giving performances; closed
Examples:
The theater is dark on Mondays.
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adjective(dark)secret
Examples:
Keep it dark.
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adjective(dark)(used of color) having a dark hue
Antonyms: light,
Examples:
Dark green.
Dark glasses.
Dark colors like wine red or navy blue.
Dark glasses.
Dark colors like wine red or navy blue.