Dark

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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.

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• enPR: därk, IPA: /dɑː(ɹ)k/, SAMPA: /dA:(r\)k/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k

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1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

   The room was too dark for reading.

2. (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.

3. Hidden, secret

   "Meantime we shall express our darker purpose" (Shakespeare, King Lear, i 1).

4. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
5. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak

   The Great Depression was a dark time.

6. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period
7. 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.

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• (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

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• (relative lack of light): bright, light, lit
• (of colour): bright, light, pale

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NounModificar

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

   Dark surrounds us completely.

2. (uncountable) Ignorance.

   We kept him in the dark.

3. (uncountable) Nightfall.

   It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

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See alsoModificar

• black
• shadow

AnagramsModificar

• k-rad

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English

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1. dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music)ar:dark

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