dark

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The absence of light.

   The children were afraid of the dark.

2. 2
   adj

   Deep or strong in shade rather than light or pale.

   She wore a dark green coat.

3. 3
   adj

   (of hair, skin, or eyes) brown or black rather than fair.

   He has dark hair and brown eyes.

4. 4
   adj

   Sad, gloomy, or threatening in mood.

   The film explores some very dark themes.

Common collocations

• dark hair Adjective + noun
• dark beer Adjective + noun
• dark joke Adjective + noun

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”).

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