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dark

The correct spelling is dark.

How to pronounce dark

/dɑːk/
adjective

IPA: /dɑːk/

Say it like: Dar-k

The correct spelling is dark. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. For example: "The room was too dark for reading."

Usage Examples

The room was too dark for reading.

my sister's hair is darker than mine;  her skin grew dark with a suntan

a dark villain;  a dark deed

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  2. 2.(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
  3. 3.Hidden, secret, obscure.
  4. 4.Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
  5. 5.Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

noun

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

verb

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

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