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dark 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?no light?
2 ?colour?
3 ?hair/eyes/skin?
4 ?mysterious?
5 ?evil?
6 ?unhappy time?
7 ?feelings/thoughts?
8 ?humour?
9 darkest Africa/South America etc
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[Language: Old English; Origin: deorc]
?NO LIGHT?
if it is dark, there is little or no light
-opposite light light
::The church was dark and quiet.
::the dark winter days
::Suddenly, the room went dark (=became dark) .
:: It gets dark (=night begins) about ten o'clock during the summer.
:: It was still dark (=was night) when we boarded the train.
::It was pitch dark (=completely dark) in the attic.
?COLOUR?
quite close to black in colour
-opposite light light, pale pale
::There were dark clouds in the sky.
::men in dark suits
::a slightly darker colour
dark blue/green/pink etc
::a dark blue dress
?HAIR/EYES/SKIN?
someone who is dark has hair, eyes, or skin that is brown or black in colour
-opposite fair fair
::a tall, dark man
::John's dark skin and eyes
?MYSTERIOUS?
mysterious or secret
::a dark secret
keep sth dark BrE (=keep something secret)
::Apparently, he has a son, but he's kept that very dark.
?EVIL?
evil or threatening
::There was a darker side to his character.
::a place where so many dark deeds had been committed
::the dark forces of the universe
?UNHAPPY TIME?
a dark time is unhappy or without hope
::the dark days of the war
::Even in the darkest moments, I still had you, my love.
?FEELINGS/THOUGHTS?
if you have dark feelings or thoughts, you are very sad or worried
::a dark depression
::her darkest fears
?HUMOUR?
dark humour deals with things that are bad or upsetting in a funny way
-synonym black black
::the dark humor common in difficult situations
darkest Africa/South America etc
old-fashioned the parts of Africa etc about which we know very little