dark
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
absence of light or illumination
Types & categories
- illumination hypernym
- night hyponym
- total darkness hyponym
- brownout hyponym
- semidarkness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
sitting in a dark corner
Related & opposite
- light antonym
- lightness attribute
- darkness derivation
- darkness derivation
- Acheronian similar to
- aphotic similar to
- pitch-black similar to
- caliginous similar to
- Cimmerian similar to
- crepuscular similar to
- darkened similar to
- darkening similar to
- darkling similar to
- darkling similar to
- dim similar to
- dusky similar to
- glooming similar to
- unilluminated similar to
- semidark similar to
- tenebrous similar to
Sense 3 noun
absence of moral or spiritual values
the powers of darkness
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
(used of color) having a dark hue
dark green
Related & opposite
- black also see
- light-colored antonym
- value attribute
- darkness derivation
- darkish similar to
Sense 5 noun
an unilluminated area
he moved off into the darkness
Types & categories
- scene hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
dark eyes
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Sense 7 noun
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Types & categories
- period hypernym
- weeknight hyponym
- wedding night hyponym
Parts & wholes
- day part holonym
- evening part meronym
- late-night hour part meronym
- midnight part meronym
- small hours part meronym
- lights-out part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
black deeds
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Sense 9 noun
an unenlightened state
he was in the dark concerning their intentions
Types & categories
- unenlightenment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 adjective
secret
keep it dark
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Sense 11 adjective
showing a brooding ill humor
a dark scowl
Related & opposite
- sullenness derivation
- moodiness derivation
- sullenness derivation
- ill-natured similar to
Sense 12 adjective
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
this benighted country
Related & opposite
- darkness derivation
- unenlightened similar to
Sense 13 adjective
marked by difficulty of style or expression
much that was dark is now quite clear to me
Related & opposite
- obscurity derivation
- darkness derivation
- uncomprehensible similar to
Sense 14 adjective
causing dejection
a blue day
Related & opposite
- insipidity derivation
- depressing similar to
Sense 15 adjective
having skin rich in melanin pigments
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Related & opposite
- swarthiness derivation
- colored person derivation
- black similar to
Sense 16 adjective
not giving performances; closed
the theater is dark on Mondays
Related & opposite
- inactive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | lighting |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | illumination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | night |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | total darkness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brownout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | semidarkness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | light |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | lightness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | Acheronian |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | aphotic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | pitch-black |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | caliginous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | Cimmerian |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | crepuscular |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | darkened |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | darkening |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | darkling |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | darkling |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dim |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dusky |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | glooming |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unilluminated |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | semidark |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tenebrous |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sinister |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | foulness |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | black |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | light-colored |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | value |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | darkish |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | shade |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | scene |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | brunet |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | daylight |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | nightly |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | day |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | evening |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | late-night hour |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | midnight |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | small hours |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lights-out |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | period |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | weeknight |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | wedding night |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | iniquity |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | evil |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | obscure |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | benighted |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | dark |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | unenlightenment |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | concealed |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | sullenness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | moodiness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | sullenness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill-natured |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | unenlightened |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | obscurity |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | darkness |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncomprehensible |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | insipidity |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | depressing |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | swarthiness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | colored person |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | black |
| 16 | similar to | Related & opposite | inactive |