dark

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: därk, IPA(key): /dɑːk/ (General American) enPR: därk, IPA(key): /dɑɹk/ Homophones: doc, dock (non-rhotic, father-bother merger) Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Rhymes: -ɑːk === Etymology 1 === From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”). ==== Adjective ==== dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest) Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Synonyms: dim, gloomy; see also Thesaurus:dark Antonyms: bright, light, lit (of a source of light) Extinguished. Synonyms: doused, out, quenched Deprived of sight; blind. Synonyms: eyeless, sightless, unseeing Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension Synonyms: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre Antonyms: luminous, radiant; see also Thesaurus:shining (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. Synonyms: deep; see also Thesaurus:dark colour Antonyms: bright, light, pale Ambiguously or unclearly expressed. Synonyms: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined; see also Thesaurus:arcane Marked by or conducted with secrecy. Synonyms: clandestine, hidden, secret, sinister, surreptitious; see also Thesaurus:hidden dark money (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign. Synonyms: demonic, malign, sinister; see also Thesaurus:evil Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak. Synonyms: dreary, hopeless, negative, pessimistic; see also Thesaurus:cheerless (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts. Synonym: unenlightened Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event. Synonyms: grievous, mournful; see also Thesaurus:lamentable, Thesaurus:sad With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either. (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== darken darkling darkness ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English derk, derke, dirke, dyrke, from the adjective (see above), or possibly from an unrecorded Old English *dierce, *diercu (“dark, darkness”). ==== Noun ==== dark (usually uncountable, plural darks) A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. (uncountable) Ignorance. (uncountable) Nightfall. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc. ===== Synonyms ===== (absence of light): darkness (ignorance): cluelessness, knowledgelessness, unawareness (nightfall): crepusculum, evenfall, mirkning; see also Thesaurus:dusk ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West Germanic *derkōn, from *derk (“dirty, dark”) + *-ōn. ==== Verb ==== dark (third-person singular simple present darks, present participle darking, simple past and past participle darked) (intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken. (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed. (transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure. === See also === black shadow === Further reading === dark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === k-rad == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dark. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdark/ Rhymes: -ark Hyphenation: dàrk === Adjective === dark (invariable) dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music) === References === == Tarifit == === Etymology === Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic دارك (dārak), from Arabic دَاْرَكَ (dāraka). === Pronunciation === (Nador) IPA(key): [ðaːk] === Verb === dark (verbal noun adrak, Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴰⵔⴽ) (transitive) to attain, to acquire to reach, to arrive at ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Serhoual (2002) Abarrou (2024)