Thesaurus: dark

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1. a. 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.
2. a. Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
3. a. Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
4. a. Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.
5. a. Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.
6. a. Deprived of sight; blind.
7. n. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
8. n. The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.
9. n. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.
10. v. t. To darken to obscure.
11. adj. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
12. adj. (used of color) having a dark hue