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dark
What does dark mean?
dark (adjective): devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce dark?
/dɑɹk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dark come from?
From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of dark?
Words related to dark
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dark” mean?
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Not quite: that's what legal means.
exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority
Not quite: that's what outstanding means.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Not quite: that's what loud means.
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
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