lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; " this benighted country"; " benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; " the dark ages"; " a dark age in the history of education"

secret; " keep it dark"; " the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"

an unenlightened state; " he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; " his lectures dispelled the darkness"

an unilluminated area; " he moved off into the darkness"

absence of light or illumination

absence of moral or spiritual values; " the powers of darkness"

not giving performances; closed; " the theater is dark on Mondays"

( used of hair or skin or eyes) " dark eyes"

devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber- colored; " sitting in a dark corner"; " a dark day"; " dark shadows"; " the theater is dark on Mondays"; " dark as the inside of a black cat"

( used of color) having a dark hue; " dark green"; " dark glasses"; " dark colors like wine red or navy blue"

marked by difficulty of style or expression; " much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; " those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; " black deeds"; " a black lie"; " his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; " Darth Vader of the dark side"; " a dark purpose"; " dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; " the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"- Thomas Hardy

brunet ( used of hair or skin or eyes); " dark eyes"

Darkness.

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.

Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.

Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.

Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.

Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.

Deprived of sight; blind.

Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.

The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.

A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.

To darken to obscure.

Without light; not reflecting light; wholly black or gray; of a brunette complexion; as, the Indian has a dark skin; gloomy; as, a dark mood; mysterious; as, a dark saying; ignorant; as, the mind of the savage is dark; dastardly.

Absence of light; a place where there is little light; nightfall; often, un- derhand secrecy; as, to work in the dark; ignorance.

Without light: black or somewhat black: gloomy: difficult to understand: unenlightened: secret.

Absence of light: obscurity: a state of ignorance.

DARKLY.

Absence of light; obscurity.

Wanting light; deep, colored; obscure.

Lacking light; of a deep shade; obscure; gloomy; strocious.

Lack of light; a place without light; a shadow.

Destitute of light; wholly or partially black; gloomy; disheartening; obscure; not easily understood: mysterious; unenlightened; without spiritual light; wicked; blind; uncertain; not fair in complexion.

The absence of light; secrecy; obscurity; a state of ignorance.

Without light; obscure; gloomy; disheartening; ignorant; secret; concealed.

It is hardly dark yet. – Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

It was dark, except for a light in Tom Delamere's room. – The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt

Things looked dark for it. – The Wrong Twin by Harry Leon Wilson

It was dark, the other . – The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald

" How are we to get home after it is dark? – The Vicar of Wrexhill by Mrs [Frances] Trollope

The room is getting dark. – The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes

He liked to be able to find his way around in the dark. – The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart

She sat on in the dark, thinking over every word, every look. – Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward

No, sir, not dark at all. – The Lilac Girl by Ralph Henry Barbour

" I'm just as much in the dark, there, as you are. – The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson

The room at first seemed to her dark. – Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Into a dark corner where no one will see us. – Jill's Red Bag by Amy Le Feuvre

How should I in this dark night?" – The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian

The road, this night, is dark. – The La Chance Mine Mystery by Susan Carleton Jones

It was so dark that I could see nothing. – The White Chief of the Caffres by A.W. Drayson

What a pity it's too dark to begin again! – The Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton

Muriel raised her fine dark brows. – Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman

I'll stay on until it's too dark to see, and come round again first thing in the morning. – A Prairie Courtship by Harold Bindloss

Some one may fall over it in the dark. – Under Padlock and Seal by Charles Harold Avery

But one dark night he died. – White Queen of the Cannibals: The Story of Mary Slessor by A. J. Bueltmann