dark

Meanings

• absence of light or illumination
• absence of moral or spiritual values
  • "the powers of darkness"
• an unilluminated area
  • "he moved off into the darkness"
• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
• an unenlightened state
  • "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"
  • "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
  • "sitting in a dark corner"
  • "a dark day"
  • "dark shadows"
  • "dark as the inside of a black cat"
• (used of color) having a dark hue
  • "dark green"
  • "dark glasses"
  • "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
  • "dark eyes"
• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; ; ; ; ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
  • "Darth Vader of the dark side"
  • "a dark purpose"
  • "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"
• secret
  • "keep it dark"
• showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
  • "a dark scowl"
• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
  • "the dark ages"
  • "a dark age in the history of education"
• marked by difficulty of style or expression
  • "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"
• causing dejection
  • "the dark days of the war"
  • "a dark gloomy day"
• having skin rich in melanin pigments
  • "dark-skinned peoples"
• not giving performances; closed
  • "the theater is dark on Mondays"

Synonyms

benighted, black, blue, colored, coloured, dark-skinned, darkness, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dour, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, glowering, glum, grim, iniquity, moody, morose, night, nighttime, non-white, obscure, saturnine, shadow, sinister, sorry, sour, sullen, wickedness