Meaning of 'dark'

adjective

not giving performances

adjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments

Synonyms: colored coloured dark-skinned non-white

adjective

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

Example: "dark eyes"

adjective

devoid of or deficient in light or brightness

adjective

causing dejection

Synonyms: grim gloomy blue dingy disconsolate dismal sorry drab drear dreary

adjective

(used of color) having a dark hue

Example: "dark green"

adjective

marked by difficulty of style or expression

Example: "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"

Synonyms: obscure

adjective

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

Synonyms: benighted

adjective

stemming from evil characteristics or forces

Synonyms: black sinister

adjective

showing a brooding ill humor

Example: "a dark scowl"

Synonyms: sullen glum moody sour dour glowering morose saturnine

adjective

secret

Example: "keep it dark"

noun

an unenlightened state

Example: "I was in the dark concerning their intentions."

Synonyms: darkness

noun

an unilluminated area

Example: "They moved off into the darkness."

Synonyms: darkness shadow

noun

absence of light or illumination

Synonyms: darkness

noun

absence of moral or spiritual values

Example: "the powers of darkness"

Synonyms: iniquity

noun

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

Synonyms: night nighttime