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Etymology
From OE. deorc

Pronunciation
IPA|/d��(r)k/, SAMPA|/dA:(r)k/, AHD|därk
audio|en-us-dark.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)k

Adjective
en-adj|darker|darkest

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

#: The room was too dark for reading.

1. context|of colour Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

#: My sister's hair is darker than mine.
#: Her skin grew dark with a suntan.

1. hidden|Hidden, secret

#: "Meantime we shall express our darker purpose" (Shakespeare, King Lear, i 1).

1. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
2. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak

#: The Great Depression was a dark time.

1. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period
2. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either

#: The ending of this book is rather dark.

Synonyms
italbrac|realtive lack of light: dim, gloomy
italbrac|sinister or secret: hidden, secret, sinister
italbrac|without morals: malign, sinister
italbrac|of colour: deep

Antonyms
italbrac|relative lack of light: bright, light, lit
italbrac|of colour: bright, light, pale

Translations
trans-top|having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light (1)
Breton: teñval
Bulgarian: t+|bg|��мен|sc=Cyrl
Czech: t+|cs|tmavý|m, t+|cs|temný|m
Danish: t-|da|mørk
Dutch: t+|nl|donker, t+|nl|duister
Finnish: t+|fi|pimeä
French: t+|fr|obscure
Frisian: tsjuster, donker
Gilbertese: ro
German: t+|de|dunkel
Greek: t+|el|�κο�ειν��|m|sc=Grek (skoteinós)
Hebrew: �ש�� (khashukh) m, �ש��� (khashukha) f
Hindi: t-|hi|��ध�रा|scDeva|xsHindi
Icelandic: dökkur m, dökk f, dökkt n, dimmur m, dimm f, dimmt n
Italian: t+|it|scuro, t+|it|oscuro, t-|it|fosco, t+|it|tetro
Japanese: �� (���, kurai)
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (eodupda)
Kurdish:

Latin obscurus|obscūrus
Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Malay: gelap
Malayalam: �ര����� (iruttu), �ന�ധ�ാര� (andhakaaram)
Marathi: ��धार, ��ध�ार, �ाळ��
Polish: ciemny m, ciemna f, ciemne n, ciemni plural, ciemne plural,f
Romanian: t-|ro|murg
Russian: t+|ru|��мн�й|trtjómnyj|scCyrl
Scots: daurk
Serbian: tama, tamnina
Slovene: temen m, temna f, temno n
Spanish: t+|es|oscuro
Swedish: mörk
Vietnamese: t+|vi|t�i|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|hidden, secret (2)
Bulgarian: ��мен
Czech: temný
Danish: dunkel, hemmelighedsfuld
Dutch: duister
Finnish: t+|fi|pimeä
French: t+|fr|noir
Frisian: tsjuster, donker
German: t+|de|dunkel, t+|de|düster
Hindi: ��प�त, �िपा ह�वा
Italian: t+|it|oscuro, t-|it|fosco, t+|it|tetro
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (eodupda)
Kurdish:

Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Marathi: ��प�त, लपल�ल�
Polish: mroczny m, mroczna f, mroczne n, mroczni plural, mroczne plural,f
Serbian: zamra�eno, zatamnjeno
Slovene: temen m, temna f, temno n
Swedish: mörk
Vietnamese: t+|vi|m� ám|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|without moral or spiritual light (3)
Danish: mørk, skummel
Finnish: t+|fi|synkkä, t+|fi|paha
Hebrew: �פ� (afel) m, �פ�� (afela) f
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (eodupda)
Russian: м�а�н�й (mrá�nyj), �г��м�й (ugrjúmyj)
Serbian: mra�no n, mra�an m, mra�na f
Swedish: mörk
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trans-top|not bright or light, deeper in hue (4)
Danish: mørke-
Finnish: t+|fi|tumma
Frisian: donker-
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Korean: ��� (eodupda)
Kurdish:

Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Marathi: फि��
Russian: ���кл�й (túsklyj)
Scots: daurk
Serbian: pomra�no
Spanish: t+|es|oscuro
Swedish: mörk
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ttbc|Albanian: errët, murgash
ttbc|Catalan: fosc
ttbc|Chinese Characters: �, �, �, �
ttbc|Chinese: �� (héi'àn)
ttbc|Croatian: taman
ttbc|French: sombre
ttbc|Hungarian: sötét
ttbc|Ido: tenebroza
ttbc|Italian: buio, tenebroso, oscuro, fosco
mid
ttbc|Frisian: tsjuster, donker
ttbc|Lithuanian: tamsus
ttbc|Old Norse: dökkr
ttbc|Romanian: intunecat, sumbru, obscur
ttbc|Serbian: mra�an m, mra�na f, mra�no n
ttbc|Slovak: tmavý
ttbc|Spanish: oscuro
ttbc|Telugu: ��ధ�ార� (aMdhakaaraM)

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

#: Dark surrounds us completely.

1. Ignorance

#: We kept him in the dark.

1. Nightfall

#: It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

Translations
trans-top|A complete or (more often) partial absence of light (1)
Breton: teñvalded f
Bulgarian: t+|bg|м�ак|m|scCyrl, t+|bg|��мнина|f|scCyrl
Chinese: �� (heian)
Danish: mørke
Dutch: t+|nl|donker|n
Finnish: t+|fi|pimeys
German: t+|de|Dunkelheit|f, t-|de|Dunkel|n
Hebrew: ��ש� (khoshekh) m
Italian: t-|it|oscurità|f, t-|it|tenebra|f
Japanese: �� (ankoku), �� (kurayami), � (yami)
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Korean: �� (eodum), �� (amheuk)
Kurdish:

Latin: obscuritas
Latvian: tumsa f
Polish: t+|pl|ciemno��|f
Russian: t+|ru|��ма|trt'ma|scCyrl, t+|ru|�емно�а|trt'emnotá|scCyrl, t+|ru|м�ак|trmrak|scCyrl
Serbian: tama, tamno�a, polumrak (semi dark), tamnina, mrak
Slovene: t+|sl|tema|f
Spanish: t-|es|oscuridad|f
Swedish: t+|sv|mörker
Vietnamese: bóng t�i
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trans-top|Ignorance (2)
Breton: teñvalijenn
Bulgarian: невидение n, незнание n
Chinese: �� (heian)
Danish: uvidenhed
Dutch: ongewisse, onwetendheid f
Finnish: tietämättömyys
German: t-|de|Dunkel|n
Italian: t-|it|oscurità|f
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Korean: 무� (musik)
Latin: obscuritas
Malayalam: �റിവില�ലായ��മ (aRivillayma), ����ത (ajnjatha)
Polish: mroki pl n
Russian: неведение (n'ev'éd'enije) n
Slovene: nevednost
Spanish: t-|es|oscuridad|f
Vietnamese: (sự) d�t nát, (sự) ngu d�t, (sự) ngu mu�i
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trans-top|Nightfall (3)
Bulgarian: �ве�е��ване n
Chinese: �� (huanghun)
Danish: mørke, skumring
Dutch: het vallen van de avond
Finnish: t+|fi|pimeys
French: t-|fr|tombée de la nuit
German: Dunkelwerden
trans-mid
Greek: t+|el|�ο��ο��ο|sc=Grek
Italian: t-|it|tenebra|f, t+|it|tramonto|m
Korean: ��� (haejilnyeok)
Latin: annoctatio
Polish: t+|pl|zmrok|m
Russian: �емно�а (t'emnotá)
Serbian: mrak, tamno�a, tamnina
Slovene: t+|sl|tema|f, t+|sl|mrak|m
Spanish: t+|es|anochecer|m
Vietnamese: t+|vi|�êm|xs=Vietnamese
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ttbc|Albanian: terr m
ttbc|Breton: teñvalijenn f
ttbc|Catalan: fosca f
ttbc|Croatian: tama
ttbc|French: noir m, obscurité f
ttbc|Hungarian: sötétség
ttbc|Ido: tenebro
ttbc|Italian: buio m
mid
ttbc|Romanian: intuneric n, obscuritate f
ttbc|Serbian: mrak m
ttbc|Telugu: ����ి (cIkaTi), నిశి (niSi), నిశ�ధి (niSIdhi), రాత�రి (raatri)

Related terms
darken pos_v
darkness pos_n

Derived terms
after dark = after night has fallen
at dark = during nightfall
before dark = before night starts falling
the dark side = a distinctly negative ethical paradigm (see w:Dark_side|Wikipedia article).

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• 2008-01-02 13:04 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Frisian]]

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