dark dark /ˈdɑːrk/

adjective

1. () Devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black  ( dark )
   devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
    Sitting in a dark corner
   sitting in a dark corner
    A dark day
   a dark day
    Dark shadows
   dark shadows
    Dark as the inside of a black cat
   dark as the inside of a black cat
   
2. () (used of color) having a dark hue  ( dark )
   (used of color) having a dark hue
    Dark green
   dark green
    Dark glasses
   dark glasses
    Dark colors like wine red or navy blue
   dark colors like wine red or navy blue
   
3. () Brunet (used of hair, skin or eyes)  ( dark )
   brunet (used of hair, skin or eyes)
    Dark eyes
   dark eyes
   
4. () Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable  ( sinister , black , dark )
   stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
    Black deeds
   black deeds
    A black lie
   a black lie
    His black heart has concocted yet another black deed
   his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
    Darth Vader of the dark side
   Darth Vader of the dark side
    A dark purpose
   a dark purpose
    Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
   dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
    The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
   the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
   
5. Not giving performances; closed  ( dark )
   not giving performances; closed
    The theater is dark on Mondays
   the theater is dark on Mondays
   
6. Causing dejection  ( blue [Informal] , dark , dingy , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry )
   causing dejection
    A blue day
   a blue day
    The dark days of the war
   the dark days of the war
    A week of rainy depressing weather
   a week of rainy depressing weather
    A disconsolate winter landscape
   a disconsolate winter landscape
    The first dismal dispiriting days of November
   the first dismal dispiriting days of November
    A dark gloomy day
   a dark gloomy day
    Grim rainy weather
   grim rainy weather
   
7. Marked by difficulty of style or expression  ( dark , obscure )
   marked by difficulty of style or expression
    Much that was dark is now quite clear to me
   much that was dark is now quite clear to me
    Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
   those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
   
8. Lacking enlightenment, knowledge or culture  ( benighted , dark )
   lacking enlightenment, knowledge or culture
    This benighted country
   this benighted country
    Benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
   benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
    The dark ages
   the dark ages
    A dark age in the history of education
   a dark age in the history of education
   
9. Showing a brooding ill humor  ( dark , dour , glum , glowering , moody , morose , saturnine , sour , sullen )
   showing a brooding ill humor
    A dark scowl
   a dark scowl
    The proverbially dour New England Puritan
   the proverbially dour New England Puritan
    A glum, hopeless shrug
   a glum, hopeless shrug
    He sat in moody silence
   he sat in moody silence
    A morose and unsociable manner
   a morose and unsociable manner
    A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
   a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
    A sour temper
   a sour temper
    A sullen crowd
   a sullen crowd
   
10. Secret  ( dark )
    secret
     Keep it dark
    keep it dark
    

noun

1. () Absence of light or illumination  ( dark , darkness )
   absence of light or illumination
     The room was enveloped in darkness as the power went out.
   The room was enveloped in darkness as the power went out.
   
   
2. () Absence of moral or spiritual values  ( wickedness , darkness , dark )
   absence of moral or spiritual values
    The powers of darkness
   the powers of darkness
   
3. () An unilluminated area  ( dark , darkness , shadow )
   an unilluminated area
    He moved off into the darkness
   he moved off into the darkness
   
   
4. () The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside  ( nighttime , dark , night )
   the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    I love to stargaze at night
   I love to stargaze at night
   
   
5. () An unenlightened state  ( darkness , dark )
   an unenlightened state
    He was in the dark concerning their intentions
   he was in the dark concerning their intentions
    His lectures dispelled the darkness
   his lectures dispelled the darkness