DARK
\dˈɑːk], \dˈɑːk], \d_ˈɑː_k]\
Definitions of DARK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
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absence of light or illumination
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absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
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not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
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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"
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(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
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brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
By Princeton University
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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"
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an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
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absence of light or illumination
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absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
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not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
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(used of hair or skin or eyes) "dark eyes"
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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"
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(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
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Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
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Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.
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Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.
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Deprived of sight; blind.
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Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
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The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.
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A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
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Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
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Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.
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Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.
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Deprived of sight; blind.
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Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
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The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.
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A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.
By Noah Webster.
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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.
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Absence of light; a place where there is little light; nightfall; often, un-derhand secrecy; as, to work in the dark; ignorance.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Without light: black or somewhat black: gloomy: difficult to understand: unenlightened: secret.
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Absence of light: obscurity: a state of ignorance.
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DARKLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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DARKLY.
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Lacking light; of a deep shade; obscure; gloomy; strocious.
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Lack of light; a place without light; a shadow.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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