Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he was in the dark concerning their intentions"
"his lectures dispelled the darkness"
Type of:
unenlightenment
adjective satellite
Sense 2
"a dark scowl"
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
"a glum, hopeless shrug"
"he sat in moody silence"
"a morose and unsociable manner"
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven"
"a sour temper"
Similar:
ill-natured
adjective satellite
Sense 3
"much that was dark is now quite clear to me"
"those who do not appreciate Kafka''s work say his style is obscure"
adjective
Sense 4
"dark green"
"dark glasses"
"dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
Similar:
darkish
adjective
Sense 5
"sitting in a dark corner"
"a dark day"
"dark shadows"
"the theater is dark on Mondays"
"dark as the inside of a black cat"
Opposites:
light
adjective satellite
Sense 6
"dark eyes"
adjective satellite
Sense 7
"keep it dark"
"the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"
Similar:
concealed
noun
Sense 8
Type of:
illumination
adjective satellite
Sense 10
"a blue day"
"the dark days of the war"
"a week of rainy depressing weather"
"a disconsolate winter landscape"
"the first dismal dispiriting days of November"
"a dark gloomy day"
"grim rainy weather"
adjective satellite
Sense 11
"this benighted country"
"benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"
"the dark ages"
"a dark age in the history of education"
Similar:
unenlightened
adjective satellite
Sense 12
"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 sc"
noun
Sense 14
adjective satellite
Sense 15
"National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
"the dark races"
"dark-skinned peoples"
Similar:
black
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
22
Total Relationships
53
Times Searched
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