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

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