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- dark [därk]adj.[ME derk < OE deorc, gloomy, cheerless < IE * dherg- < base * dher-, dirty, somber > DREGS]1.a) entirely or partly without lightb) neither giving nor receiving light☆ 2. giving no performance; closed [this theater is dark tonight]3.a) almost blackb) not light in color; deep in shade4. not fair in complexion; brunet or swarthy5. hidden; secret6. not easily understood; hard to make clear; obscure7. gloomy; hopeless; dismal8. angry or sullen [responding to criticism with dark looks]9. evil; sinister10. ignorant; unenlightened11. deep and rich, with a melancholy sound12. Phonet. back: said of vowelsn.1. the state of being dark2. night; nightfall3. a dark color or shadevt., vi.Obs. to darkento darken——————in the darkuninformed; ignorant——————keep darkto keep secret or hiddendarkishadj.darklyadv.darknessn.SYN.- DARK, the general word in this comparison, denotes a partial or complete absence of light [a dark night ]; DIM1 implies so little light that objects can be seen only indistinctly; DUSKY suggests the grayish, shadowy light of twilight [a dusky winter evening ]; MURKY now usually suggests the thick, heavy darkness of fog or smoke-filled air [the murky ruins of a temple ]; GLOOMY suggests a cloudy, cheerless darkness [a gloomy forest ] –ANT. LIGHT1, BRIGHT
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Dark — (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dark — adj 1 Dark, dim, dusky, obscure, murky, gloomy mean partly or wholly destitute of light. Dark, the ordinary word and the most general of these terms, implies a lack of the illumination necessary to enable one to see or to identify what is before… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dark — [adj1] lack of light aphotic, atramentous, black, blackish, caliginous, Cimmerian, clouded, cloudy, crepuscular, darkened, dim, dingy, drab, dull, dun, dusk, dusky, faint, foggy, gloomy, grimy, ill lighted, indistinct, inky, lightless, lurid,… … New thesaurus
dark — dark; dark·en; dark·en·er; dark·ish; dark·lins; dark·ly; dark·ness; dark·some; dark·ling; bow·dark; dark·lings; … English syllables
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Dark — (d[aum]rk), n. 1. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light. [1913 Webster] Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dark — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with little or no light. 2) of a deep or sombre colour. 3) (of skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black. 4) secret or mysterious. 5) (darkest) humorous most remote or uncivilized. 6) depressing or cheerless … English terms dictionary
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Dark — ist der Name folgender Personen: Angel Dark (* 1982), slowakische Pornodarstellerin und Aktmodell Anita Dark (* 1975), ungarische Pornodarstellerin Eleanor Dark (1901–1985), australische Schriftstellerin Gregory Dark (* 1957), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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