"dark" Definition

Definitions for the word "dark" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. adj.
1 with little or no light. 2 of deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a person) with dark colouring. 4 gloomy, dismal. 5 evil, sinister. 6 sullen, angry. 7 secret, mysterious. 8 ignorant, unenlightened. n. 1 absence of light. 2 lack of knowledge. 3 dark area or colour, esp. In painting. after dark after nightfall. The dark ages (or age) 1 period of european history from the 5th–10th c. 2 period of supposed unenlightenment. In the dark 1 lacking information. 2 with no light. darkish adj. Darkly adv. Darkness n. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
“keep it DARK,” _i.e._, secret. A DARK horse is, in racing phraseology, a horse of whom nothing positive is known, but who is generally supposed to have claims to the consideration of all interested, whether bookmakers or backers.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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