dark
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
“The room was too dark for reading.”
Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
“My sister’s hair is darker than mine.”
Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
Noun 4 meanings
A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
“Dark surrounds us completely.”
Ignorance.
“We kept him in the dark.”
Nightfall.
“It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.”
A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
Verb 3 meanings
To grow or become dark, darken.
To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
To make dark, darken; to obscure.
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”).
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DARK at a glance
DARK has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #928 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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