dark

Meanings

• adjective

  Absence of light; the dark of night.

  - "The moon was a crescent in the dark sky."
  - "The house was shrouded in darkness."
  - "The darkness concealed their movements."

• noun

  A color that is the absence of light.

  - "The dress was a deep, rich shade of dark."
  - "The room was painted in shades of dark and grey."
  - "The dark shadows danced on the wall."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɑɹk/
   
   
   
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2. /dɑɹk/
   
   
   
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3. /dɑɹk/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

bright , light , pale , bright , light , lit

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Synonyms

hopeless , negative , pessimistic , unenlightened , deep , dim , gloomy , hidden , secret , sinister , malign , sinister

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dark
ark , bark , hark , lark , mark , marque , spark , tark

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. dark (en) : absence of light or color
   

2. dark (en) : hard to understand; mysterious
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dark that leads to same result
dark , darker , darkest , darkish , darklier , darkliest , darkly , darks , go dark , goes dark , going dark , gone dark , in the dark , went dark , darked , darking , dark adaptation , dark adaptations , dark-adapted , Dark Age , Dark Ages , dark age , dark chocolate , Dark Continent , dark continent , dark continents , dark energy , dark-eyed junco , dark field , dark fields

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Forms

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darker, darkest, darken, darkened, darkening, darkly, darker

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English dæcor, dægr, 'night, darkness'; related to deor 'animal, wild beast', and dæg 'day'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest night of the year is called the winter solstice.

2. The darkest place on Earth is the Mariana Trench, which is 36,000 feet deep.

3. In space, the side of the moon that faces away from Earth is called the 'dark side'.

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Related Concepts

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1. night: The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

2. shadows: Areas of darkness caused by the blocking of light.

3. nighttime: The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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Culture

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In literature and art, the dark often represents mystery, fear, and the unknown. In mythology, the dark is associated with night, death, and the underworld.

How to Memorize "dark"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a night sky with no moon or stars, complete darkness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dark' with 'night', 'absence of light', 'mystery'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'A Absence, N Night, M Mystery'.

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