Idioms for dark
- in ignorance; uninformed: He was in the dark about their plans for the evening.
- in secrecy; concealed; obscure.
in the dark,
keep dark,
to keep as a secret; conceal: They kept their political activities dark.
Origin of dark
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English
derk, Old English
deorc; (noun and v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle High German
terken to darken, hide
ANTONYMS FOR dark
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1.
Dark,
dim,
obscure,
gloomy,
murky refer to absence or insufficiency of light.
Dark implies a more or less complete absence of light:
a dark night.
Dim implies faintness of light or indistinctness of form (resulting from the lack of light or from imperfect vision):
a dim outline.
Obscure implies dimness that may arise also from factors that interfere with light or vision:
obscure because of haze.
Gloomy means cloudy, ill-lighted, dusky:
a gloomy hall.
Murky implies a thick or misty darkness:
murky water.
OTHER WORDS FROM dark
non·dark, adjective pre·dark, adjectiveWords nearby dark
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British Dictionary definitions for dark
Derived forms of dark
darkish, adjective darkly, adverb darkness, nounWord Origin for dark
Old English
deorc; related to Old High German
terchennen to hide
Idioms and Phrases with dark
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