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Etymology
From OE. deorc

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

Latin obscurus|obscūrus
Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Malay: gelap
Malayalam: ഇരുട്ട് (iruttu), അന്ധകാരം (andhakaaram)
Marathi: अंधार, अंधकार, काळोख
Polish: ciemny m, ciemna f, ciemne n, ciemni plural, ciemne plural,f
Romanian: t-|ro|murg
Russian: t+|ru|тёмный|trtjómnyj|scCyrl
Scots: daurk
Serbian: tama, tamnina
Slovene: temen m, temna f, temno n
Spanish: t+|es|oscuro
Swedish: mörk
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tối|xs=Vietnamese
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Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Marathi: गुप्त, लपलेले
Polish: mroczny m, mroczna f, mroczne n, mroczni plural, mroczne plural,f
Serbian: zamračeno, zatamnjeno
Slovene: temen m, temna f, temno n
Swedish: mörk
Vietnamese: t+|vi|mờ 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: אפל (afel) m, אפלה (afela) f
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Korean: 어둡다 (eodupda)
Russian: мрачный (mráčnyj), угрюмый (ugrjúmyj)
Serbian: mračno n, mračan m, mračna f
Swedish: mörk
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Latvian: tumšs m, tumša f
Marathi: फिके
Russian: тусклый (túsklyj)
Scots: daurk
Serbian: pomračno
Spanish: t+|es|oscuro
Swedish: mörk
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ttbc|Albanian: errët, murgash
ttbc|Catalan: fosc
ttbc|Chinese Characters: 暗, 闇, 黑, 黒
ttbc|Chinese: 黑暗 (héi'à n)
ttbc|Croatian: taman
ttbc|French: sombre
ttbc|Hungarian: sötét
ttbc|Ido: tenebroza
ttbc|Italian: buio, tenebroso, oscuro, fosco
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ttbc|Frisian: tsjuster, donker
ttbc|Lithuanian: tamsus
ttbc|Old Norse: dökkr
ttbc|Romanian: intunecat, sumbru, obscur
ttbc|Serbian: mračan m, mračna f, mračno n
ttbc|Slovak: tmavý
ttbc|Spanish: oscuro
ttbc|Telugu: అంధకారం (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.

Latin: obscuritas
Latvian: tumsa f
Polish: t+|pl|ciemność|f
Russian: t+|ru|тьма|trt'ma|scCyrl, t+|ru|темнота|trt'emnotá|scCyrl, t+|ru|мрак|trmrak|scCyrl
Serbian: tama, tamnoća, polumrak (semi dark), tamnina, mrak
Slovene: t+|sl|tema|f
Spanish: t-|es|oscuridad|f
Swedish: t+|sv|mörker
Vietnamese: bóng tối
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trans-top|Ignorance (2)
Breton: teñvalijenn
Bulgarian: невидение n, незнание n
Chinese: 黑暗 (heian)
Danish: uvidenhed
Dutch: ongewisse, onwetendheid f
Finnish: tietämättömyys
German: t-|de|Dunkel|n
Italian: t-|it|oscurità |f
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Korean: 무식 (musik)
Latin: obscuritas
Malayalam: അറിവില്ലായ്‌മ (aRivillayma), അജ്ഞത (ajnjatha)
Polish: mroki pl n
Russian: неведение (n'ev'éd'enije) n
Slovene: nevednost
Spanish: t-|es|oscuridad|f
Vietnamese: (sự) dốt nát, (sự) ngu dốt, (sự) ngu muội
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trans-top|Nightfall (3)
Bulgarian: свечеряване n
Chinese: 黄昏 (huanghun)
Danish: mørke, skumring
Dutch: het vallen van de avond
Finnish: t+|fi|pimeys
French: t-|fr|tombée de la nuit
German: Dunkelwerden
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Greek: t+|el|σούρουπο|sc=Grek
Italian: t-|it|tenebra|f, t+|it|tramonto|m
Korean: 해질녘 (haejilnyeok)
Latin: annoctatio
Polish: t+|pl|zmrok|m
Russian: темнота (t'emnotá)
Serbian: mrak, tamnoća, tamnina
Slovene: t+|sl|tema|f, t+|sl|mrak|m
Spanish: t+|es|anochecer|m
Vietnamese: t+|vi|đêm|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
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ttbc|Romanian: intuneric n, obscuritate f
ttbc|Serbian: mrak m
ttbc|Telugu: చీకటి (cIkaTi), నిశి (niSi), నిశీధి (niSIdhi), రాత్రి (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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