dark

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

   dark eyes

2. 2
   adj

   (used of color) having a dark hue

   dark green

3. 3
   adj

   marked by difficulty of style or expression

   much that was dark is now quite clear to me

4. 4
   adj

   showing a brooding ill humor

   a dark scowl

5. 5
   adj

   secret

   keep it dark

6. 6
   noun

   an unenlightened state

   I was in the dark concerning their intentions.

7. 7
   noun

   an unilluminated area

   They moved off into the darkness.

8. 8
   noun

   absence of moral or spiritual values

   the powers of darkness

Etymology

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”).