Dark
Definition of Dark
Pronunciation: därk a. | 1. | Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion. | | 2. | Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden. | | 3. | Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant. | | 4. | Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed. | | 5. | Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.More dark and dark our woes. - Shak. | | 6. | Deprived of sight; blind.He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years. - Evelyn. | n. | 1. | Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light. | | 2. | The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.Look, what you do, you do it still i' th' dark. - Shak. | | 3. | (Fine Arts) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted. | v. t. | 1. | To darken; to obscure. |
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