dark
/dɑːk/
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Translation
With little or no light.
Word origin
From Old English deorc, meaning dark or without light.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- deorc
Examples
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"Dark" tells you there is little light in the room.
winter.
Here "dark" means there is no more light from the sun.
hair.
"Dark" can also mean a deep, near-black colour.
"Dark" means there is little or no light. The sky is dark at night, and a room with no lamp is dark. It is the opposite of "light" or "bright", and it can also mean a deep colour, like dark blue.
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