Dark | Mean of dark in English Dictionary

/ˈdɑɚk/

• having very little or no light
1. She sat in the dark room alone.
2. It gets dark early in winter. [=the sun sets early; night comes sooner]
3. It's getting darker outside.
4. Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.
5. It was a dark and stormy night.
6. Suddenly the room went dark. [=suddenly there was no light in the room]
• not light in color
1. Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.
2. She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.
3. a man wearing dark clothing
4. You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.
5. dark spots/lines on the skin
• having more black than white
1. dark blue
2. a dark green shirt

• black or brown in color
1. a person with a dark complexion = a dark-skinned person
2. He is tall, dark, and handsome. [=he is a tall, handsome man with dark hair and eyes]
• less light in color than other things of the same kind
1. dark rum
2. dark roasted coffee beans
• lacking hope or happiness
1. She had a rather dark [=gloomy, dismal] view of the future.
2. I met her during a very dark time in my life.
3. These are dark days for many companies.
• bad or evil
1. The movie follows three heroes who fight the dark forces/powers that threaten the world.
2. his darker side = the darker side of his personality
3. He told no one his deep, dark secret.
4. Drowning is his darkest [=worst] fear.
• dealing with unpleasant subjects such as crime, war, unhappy relationships, etc.
1. a dark [=black] comedy about drug abuse
2. dark humor
3. It's a good movie, but it's really dark.
• full of mystery
1. the government's dark secrets
• not known or explored because it is far from where most people live
1. the darkest regions of the continent
• low and full in sound
1. his deep, dark voice
• Noun
• a state in which no light can be seen
1. She stumbled around in the dark [=darkness] until she finally found the light switch.
2. He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.
• a place where little or no light can be seen
1. The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.
2. He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.
• the time of day when night begins
1. We'd better get home before dark.
2. They waited until after dark to begin their escape.
• dark colors
1. He uses lots of darks in his decorating.
• dark clothes
1. Wash the lights and the darks separately.
• in a state in which something is hidden or kept secret
1. Most of their deals were made in the dark.
• in a state of not knowing about something
1. The public was kept in the dark about the agreement.
2. They kept us all in the dark.