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The definition of dark

14 Definitions of: dark

    1. adjective, having little or no light
    2. adjective, (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light. Compare light, medium
    3. adjective, a) (of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette b) (in combination)
    4. adjective, gloomy or dismal
    5. adjective, sinister; evil
    6. adjective, sullen or angry
    7. adjective, ignorant or unenlightened
    8. adjective, secret or mysterious
    9. adjective, phonetics denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English, l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal. Compare light
    10. noun, absence of light; darkness
    11. noun, night or nightfall
    12. noun, a dark place, patch, or shadow
    13. noun, a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark)
    14. verb, an archaic word for darken
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Synonyms: evil, infamous, atrocious, cryptic, abstruse, sad, black, secret, morose, dark And more...
Antonyms: fair, cheerful
 

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