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- DictionaryDark/därk/
adjective
- 1. with little or no light: "it's too dark to see much"
- 2. (of a color or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade: "dark green"
noun
- 1. the absence of light in a place: "Carolyn was sitting in the dark"
- 2. a dark color or shade, especially in a painting: "lights and darks are juxtaposed arbitrarily to create a sense of shallow relief"
DARK meaning: 1. with little or no light: 2. nearer to black than white in colour: 3. sad and without hope: . Learn more.
DARK meaning: 1 : having very little or no light; 2 : not light in color of a color that is closer to black than white
A1. nearer to black than white in colour: dark blue / green. dark clouds. He has dark hair and blue eyes. dark adjective (PERSON) having black or brown hair or brown skin: a short, dark woman with glasses. dark adjective (BAD) frightening or unpleasant: a dark period in human history. dark. noun. uk / dɑːk / us. the dark. B1.
3 days ago · If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. He wore a dark suit and carried a black attaché case. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood. darkly adverb [ADVERB after verb, Also ADV adj/-ed] Joanne's freckles stood out darkly against her pale skin.
As an adjective, in addition to being the opposite of light, dark describes things that are gloomy, difficult to interpret or heavy, like a dark movie whose main character feels alienated from society. Definitions of dark. adjective. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.
Definition of dark adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having brunette hair: She's dark but her children are blond. (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream. gloomy; cheerless; dismal: the dark days of World War II.
