dark

US /dɑrk/

UK /dɑ:k/

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adjective

  • Of a color tending towards black; not pale.
  • Of a color that is not light
  • Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
  • Having little or no light; not light in color
  • With little or no light.
  • Suggesting an evil or wicked quality.

noun

  • The time of day when the sky is black

other

  • The absence of light; darkness.

Examples

I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark.

The girls weren't allowed out after dark.