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dark[1,adjective] dark[2,noun] Dark Ages dark horse dark lantern pitch-dark

Main Entry: ¹dark
Pronunciation: därk
Function: adjective
1 a : being without light or without much light <in winter it gets dark early> b : not giving off light <the dark side of the moon>
2 : not light in color <a dark suit> <dark blue>
3 : not bright and cheerful : GLOOMY <look on the dark side of things>
4 : being without knowledge and culture : IGNORANT <a dark period in history>
5 : ¹SECRET 1a <kept their plans dark>
6 : not clear to the understanding <puzzled us with his dark sayings>
- dark·ish /där-kish/ adjective
- dark·ly /-kl/ adverb
- dark·ness /därk-ns/ noun

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