Dark is the absence of light. Dark also describes something that is depressing or evil. The word dark has several other senses as an adjective, noun, and a verb ...

noun ; a · a place or time of little or no light : night, nightfall. get home before dark ; b · absence of light : darkness. afraid of the dark.

Definition of dark noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

Noun. Definition: as a noun, 'dark' refers to the absence of light in a place or the time of day when the sun has set and night has begun. It can also symbolize ...

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dark, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive.

dark used as a noun: · A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. "Dark surrounds us completely." · Ignorance. "We kept him in the dark." · Nightfall.

dark adjective (NOT PALE). A1. nearer to black than white in colour: dark blue/green.

As an adjective, in addition to being the opposite of light, dark ... noun. absence of light or illumination. synonyms: darkness. see moresee less.

dark · 1. adjective A1. When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night. · 2. singular noun B1+. The dark is the lack ...