Definition (noun) absence of light or illumination
Definition (noun) absence of moral or spiritual values
Definition (noun) an unilluminated area
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he moved off into the darkness
Definition (noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Definition (noun) an unenlightened state
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he was in the dark concerning their intentions
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his lectures dispelled the darkness
Definition (adj) devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
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sitting in a dark corner
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a dark day
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dark shadows
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dark as the inside of a black cat
Definition (adj) (used of color) having a dark hue
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dark green
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dark glasses
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dark colors like wine red or navy blue
Definition (adj) brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
Definition (adj) stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
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black deeds
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a black lie
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his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
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Darth Vader of the dark side
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a dark purpose
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dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
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the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
Definition (adj) secret
Definition (adj) showing a brooding ill humor
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a dark scowl
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the proverbially dour New England Puritan
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a glum, hopeless shrug
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he sat in moody silence
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a morose and unsociable manner
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a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
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a sour temper
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a sullen crowd
Definition (adj) lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
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this benighted country
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benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
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the dark ages
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a dark age in the history of education
Definition (adj) marked by difficulty of style or expression
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much that was dark is now quite clear to me
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those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
Definition (adj) causing dejection
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a blue day
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the dark days of the war
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a week of rainy depressing weather
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a disconsolate winter landscape
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the first dismal dispiriting days of November
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a dark gloomy day
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grim rainy weather
Definition (adj) having skin rich in melanin pigments
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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dark-skinned peoples
Definition (adj) not giving performances; closed
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the theater is dark on Mondays