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The correct spelling is dark.
How to pronounce dark
/dɑːk/
adjectiveIPA: /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.Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- 2.(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- 3.Hidden, secret, obscure.
- 4.Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- 5.Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
noun
- 1.A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- 2.Ignorance.
- 3.Nightfall.
- 4.A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
verb
- 1.To grow or become dark, darken.
- 2.To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- 3.To make dark, darken; to obscure.
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