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Etymology [ ]
From Old English deorc , from Proto-Germanic *derk , from either Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ( “ ‘ to besmirch’ ” ) or Proto-Indo-European *derg- ( “ ‘ red’ ” ) ; perhaps both, with the latter being derived from the former.
Pronunciation [ ]
enPR : därk , IPA : /dɑː(ɹ)k/ , SAMPA : /dA:(r\)k/
Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k
Adjective [ ]
File:Clifton Down darkness.jpg A fairly dark (lacking light) railroad station, with a very dark (lacking light) tunnel beyond
Dark (comparative darker , superlative darkest )
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light .
The room was too dark for reading.
( of colour ) Dull or deeper in hue ; not bright or light .
My sister's hair is darker than mine.
Her skin grew dark with a suntan.
Hidden , secret
"Meantime we shall express our darker purpose" (Shakespeare, King Lear, i 1).
Without moral or spiritual light; sinister , malign .
Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak
The Great Depression was a dark time.
Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period
With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either
The ending of this book is rather dark .
Synonyms [ ]
( relative lack of light ) : dim , gloomy
( sinister or secret ) : hidden , secret , sinister
( without morals ) : malign , sinister
( of colour ) : deep
( Conducive to hopelessness ) : hopeless , negative , pessimistic
Antonyms [ ]
( relative lack of light ) : bright , light , lit
( of colour ) : bright , light , pale
Translations [ ]
having an absolute or relative lack of light
American Sign Language : FlatB@SideNosehigh-PalmBack-FlatB@SideNosehigh-PalmBack RoundVert-RoundVert FlatB@CenterNeckhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@CenterNeckhigh-PalmBack
Arabic: مظلم ar (ar) (múZlim)
Armenian: մութ hy (hy) (mut'), խավար hy (hy) (xavar)
Breton : teñval br (br)
Bulgarian: тъмен bg (bg)
Chamicuro : chpolyaye
Chinese:
Cantonese: 黑暗 (hak1 am3)
Mandarin: trad. 黑 暗 , simpl. 黑 暗 (hēiàn)
Chinese Characters: trad. 暗 , simpl. 暗 (àn)
Czech: tmavý cs (cs) m. , temný cs (cs) m.
Danish: mørk da (da)
Dutch: donker nl (nl) , duister nl (nl)
Finnish: pimeä fi (fi)
French: obscur fr (fr) , sombre fr (fr)
Galician : escuro gl (gl)
German: dunkel de (de)
Gilbertese : ro
Greek: σκοτεινός el (el) m. (skoteinós)
Hebrew: חשוך (khashukh) m. , חשוכה (khashukha) f.
Hindi: अंधेरा hi (hi)
Hungarian: sötét hu (hu)
Icelandic: dökkur m. , dökk f. , dökkt n. , dimmur m. , dimm f. , dimmt n.
Italian: scuro it (it) , oscuro it (it) , fosco it (it) , tetro it (it)
Japanese: 暗い ja (ja) (kurai) (くらい )
Kazakh: қараңғы kk (kk) (qarañğı)
Korean: 어둡다 (eodupda)
Kurdish:
Sorani: تاریک ku (ku) (tAreek)
Lao : ມືດ lo (lo) (myyt)
Latin: obscūrus la (la)
Latvian: tumšs m. , tumša f.
Malay: gelap
Malayalam : ഇരുട്ട് (iruttu), അന്ധകാരം (andhakaaram)
Marathi : अंधार , अंधकार , काळोख
Persian: تاریک fa (fa) (târik)
Polish: ciemny m. , ciemna f. , ciemne n. , ciemni plural , ciemne plural ,f.
Portuguese: escuro pt (pt)
Romanian: murg ro (ro) , închis ro (ro) , întunecat ro (ro)
Russian: тёмный ru (ru) (tjómnyj)
Scots : mirk
Scottish Gaelic : dorcha gd (gd)
Serbian: tama sr (sr) , tamnina sr (sr)
Slovene: temen m. , temna f. , temno n.
Spanish: oscuro es (es)
Swahili: giza sw (sw)
Swedish: mörk sv (sv)
Telugu : చీకటి te (te) (cheekaTi)
Turkish: karanlık tr (tr)
Vietnamese: tối vi (vi)
Welsh: tywyll cy (cy)
West Frisian : tsjuster , donker
hidden, secret
Armenian: մութ hy (hy) (mut')
Bulgarian: тъмен
Chinese:
Cantonese: 隱祕的 (jan2 bei3 dik1)
Mandarin: trad. 隱 祕 的 , simpl. 隐 秘 的 (yǐnmì de)
Czech: temný cs (cs)
Danish: dunkel , hemmelighedsfuld
Dutch: duister nl (nl)
Finnish: pimeä fi (fi)
French: obscur fr (fr)
German: dunkel de (de) , düster de (de)
Hindi: गुप्त , छिपा हुवा
Hungarian: sötét hu (hu)
Italian: oscuro it (it) ,
Japanese: 隠密の ja (ja) (onmitsu no), 秘密の ja (ja) (himitsu no)
Korean: 어둡다 (eodupda)
Kurdish:
Sorani: تاریک ku (ku) (tAreek)
Latvian: tumšs m. , tumša f.
Marathi : गुप्त , लपलेले
Persian: پنهان fa (fa) (penhân), نهان fa (fa) (nehân), پوشیده fa (fa) (pōšida)
Polish: mroczny m. , mroczna f. , mroczne n. , mroczni plural , mroczne plural ,f.
Serbian: zamračeno , zatamnjeno
Slovene: temen m. , temna f. , temno n.
Swedish: mörk sv (sv)
Vietnamese: mờ ám vi (vi)
without moral or spiritual light
Armenian: մութ hy (hy) (mut')
Bulgarian: мрачен bg (bg)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 邪惡的 (ce4 ok3 dik1)
Mandarin: trad. 邪 惡 的 , simpl. 邪 恶 的 (xiéè de)
Czech: temný cs (cs) m.
Danish: mørk , skummel
Finnish: synkkä fi (fi) , paha fi (fi)
Hebrew: אפל (afel) m. , קודר he (he) (qoder)
Japanese: 邪悪な ja (ja) (jaakuna), 腹黒い ja (ja) (haraguroi)
Korean: 어둡다 (eodupda)
Russian: мрачный ru (ru) (mráčnyj), угрюмый ru (ru) (ugrjúmyj)
Serbian: mračno n. , mračan m. , mračna f.
Swedish: mörk sv (sv)
not bright or light, deeper in hue
Armenian: մուգ hy (hy) (mug)
Bulgarian: тъмен bg (bg) , мрачен bg (bg)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 黑暗 (hak1 am3)
Mandarin: trad. 黑 暗 , simpl. 黑 暗 (hēiàn)
Czech: tmavý cs (cs) m.
Danish: mørke-
Finnish: tumma fi (fi)
French: foncé fr (fr)
Hebrew: כהה he (he)
Japanese: 暗い ja (ja) (kurai), 濃い ja (ja) (koi)
Korean: 어둡다 (eodupda)
Kurdish:
Sorani: تاریک ku (ku) (tAreek)
Latvian: tumšs m. , tumša f.
Marathi : फिके
Norwegian: mørk no (no)
Russian: тёмный ru (ru) (tjómnyj)
Scots : mirk
Scottish Gaelic : dorcha gd (gd)
Serbian: pomračno
Spanish: oscuro es (es)
Swedish: mörk sv (sv)
Turkish: koyu tr (tr)
West Frisian : donker
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Albanian : errët , murgash
Catalan : fosc
Croatian : taman
French : sombre
Ido : tenebroza
Italian : buio , tenebroso , oscuro , fosco
Lithuanian : tamsus
Old Norse : dökkr
Romanian : intunecat , sumbru , obscur
Serbian : mračan m. , mračna f. , mračno n.
Slovak : tmavý
Spanish : oscuro
Telugu : అంధకారం (aMdhakaaraM)
Noun [ ] Dark (-)
A complete or (more often) partial absence of light .
Dark surrounds us completely.
( uncountable ) Ignorance.
We kept him in the dark .
( uncountable ) Nightfall.
It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.
Translations [ ]
a complete or partial absence of light
Armenian: մթություն hy (hy) (mt'ut'yun), խավար hy (hy) (xavar)
Breton : teñvalded f.
Bulgarian: мрак bg (bg) m. , тъмнина bg (bg) f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 黑 , simpl. 黑 (hēi ), trad. 黑 暗 , simpl. 黑 暗 (hēi àn )
Croatian: táma hr (hr) f. , mrȃk hr (hr)
Czech: temnota cs (cs) f. , tma cs (cs) f.
Danish: mørke da (da)
Dutch: donker nl (nl) n.
Finnish: pimeys fi (fi)
French: obscurité fr (fr)
German: Dunkelheit de (de) f. , Dunkel de (de) n.
Greek: σκοτάδι el (el) n.
Hebrew: חושך , חשך he (he) (khoshekh) m. ,
Hungarian: sötétség hu (hu)
Italian: oscurità it (it) f. , tenebra it (it) f.
Japanese: 暗黒 (ankoku), 暗闇 (kurayami), 闇 (yami)
Korean: 어둠 (eodum), 암흑 (amheuk)
Kurdish:
Sorani: تاریک ku (ku) (tAreek)
Latin: obscuritas
Latvian: tumsa f.
Norwegian: mørke n.
Polish: ciemność pl (pl) f.
Russian: тьма ru (ru) (t'ma), темнота ru (ru) (t'emnotá), мрак ru (ru) (mrak)
Scots : mirk
Scottish Gaelic : dorchadas gd (gd) m.
Serbian: tama , tamnoća , polumrak (semi dark), tamnina , mrak
Slovene: tema sl (sl) f.
Spanish: oscuridad es (es) f.
Swedish: mörker sv (sv)
Turkish: karanlık tr (tr)
Vietnamese: bóng tối
ignorance
Armenian: մթություն hy (hy) (mt'ut'yun)
Breton : teñvalijenn
Bulgarian: невидение n. , незнание n.
Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 黑 暗 , simpl. 黑 暗 (hēi àn )
Croatian: táma hr (hr) f. , mrȃk hr (hr)
Czech: temnota cs (cs) f.
Danish: uvidenhed
Dutch: ongewisse , onwetendheid f.
Finnish: tietämättömyys fi (fi)
German: Dunkel de (de) n.
Hungarian: tudatlanság hu (hu)
Italian: oscurità it (it) f.
Korean: 무식 (musik)
Latin: obscuritas
Malayalam : അറിവില്ലായ്മ (aRivillayma), അജ്ഞത (ajnjatha)
Polish: mroki pl n
Russian: неведение (n'ev'éd'enije) n.
Slovene: nevednost
Spanish: oscuridad es (es) f.
Vietnamese: (sự) dốt nát , (sự) ngu dốt , (sự) ngu muội
nightfall
Armenian: մութ hy (hy) (mut')
Bulgarian: свечеряване n.
Chinese:
Mandaring: trad. 黄昏 , simpl. 黄昏 (huáng hūn )
Croatian: táma hr (hr) f. , mrȃk hr (hr)
Czech: tma cs (cs) f.
Danish: mørke , skumring
Dutch: het vallen van de avond
Finnish: pimeys fi (fi)
French: tombée de la nuit fr (fr)
German: Dunkelwerden
Greek: σούρουπο el (el)
Hungarian: sötétedés hu (hu)
Italian: tenebra it (it) f. , tramonto it (it) m.
Korean: 해질녘 (haejilnyeok)
Latin: annoctatio
Polish: zmrok pl (pl) m.
Russian: темнота ru (ru) (t'emnotá)
Scots : gloamin , mirk
Serbian: mrak , tamnoća , tamnina
Slovene: tema sl (sl) f. , mrak sl (sl) m.
Spanish: anochecer es (es) m.
Vietnamese: đêm vi (vi)
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Albanian : terr m.
Breton : teñvalijenn f.
Catalan : fosca f.
French : noir m. , obscurité f.
Ido : tenebro
Italian : buio m.
Romanian : intuneric n. , obscuritate f.
Serbian : mrak m.
Telugu : చీకటి (cIkaTi), నిశి (niSi), నిశీధి (niSIdhi), రాత్రి (raatri)
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