dark
31dark — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: before 12th century 1. a. devoid or partially devoid of light ; not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light < a… …
32dark — I adj. 1) pitch ( completely ) dark 2) (misc.) as dark as night ( very dark ); to grow dark II n. darkness 1) after dark 2) in the dark (to grope for the door in the dark) ignorance 3) to keep smb. in the dark * * * [dɑːk] to grow dark [ darkness …
33dark — [[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;… …
34dark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pitch ▪ I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark. ▪ gathering ▪ We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark. PREPOSITION …
35dark — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a person) with deep brown or black hair, complexion, or skin. 4 gloomy, depressing, dismal (dark thoughts). 5 evil, sinister (dark deeds). 6 sullen, angry (a dark mood) …
36dark — 1. adjective 1) a dark night Syn: black, pitch black, jet black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; literary Stygian Ant: bright …
37dark — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking brightness] Syn. unlighted, unlit, dim, dusky, murky, gloomy, shadowy, somber, cloudy, foggy, sunless, lightless, indistinct, dull, faint, vague, misty, darkish, deep, drab, dingy, obscure, nebulous, shady,… …
38dark — Synonyms and related words: Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, amorphousness, apocalyptic, arcane, arrant, atramentous, atrocious, bad,… …
39dark — adjective 1》 with little or no light. 2》 of a deep or sombre colour. ↘(of skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black. ↘(of a person) having dark skin, hair, or eyes. 3》 characterized by unhappiness or unpleasantness: the dark days of the war.… …
40dark — 1. adjective 1) a dark night Syn: dingy, gloomy, shadowy, murky, poorly lit, grey, inky, black 2) dark hair Syn: brunette, dark brown, sable …
