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Definition dark

Etymology 1

From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc (�dark, obscure, gloomy, without light, dreadful, horrible, sad, cheerless, sinister, wicked�), from Proto-Germanic *derkaz (�dark�), from Proto-Indo-European *d?erg- (�dim, dull�), from Proto-Indo-European *d?er- (�dull, dirty�).

Adjective

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
   1. (of a source of light) Extinguished.
   2. Deprived of sight; blind.
2. (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
3. Hidden, secret, obscure.
   1. Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
   2. (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
4. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
5. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
6. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.
7. 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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English derk, derke, dirke, dyrke, from the adjective (see above), or possibly from an unrecorded Old English *dierce, *diercu (�dark, darkness�).

Noun

dark (usually uncountable, plural darks)

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
2. (uncountable) Ignorance.
3. (uncountable) Nightfall.
4. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

Etymology 3

From Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-Germanic *derk?n?.

Verb

dark (third-person singular simple present darks, present participle darking, simple past and past participle darked)

1. (intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.
2. (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
3. (transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

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