Dark
adjective
Having little or no light.
It's too dark in here to read
Often appears as...
- dark room
- dark night
adjective
Having a deep or sombre color.
She has dark hair
Often appears as...
- dark hair
- dark eyes
adjective
Sad or serious.
He is in a dark mood
Often appears as...
- dark mood
- dark moment
adjective
Secret or mysterious.
There are dark forces at work
Often appears as...
- dark secret
- dark forces
noun
The absence of light in a place.
He's afraid of the dark
Often appears as...
- afraid of the dark
- walking in the dark
adjective
Describing a period of time or situation characterized by tragedy or unhappiness.
During the dark ages, many lost their lives
Often appears as...
- dark ages
- dark history
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
In relation to comedy, presenting humourous material that is serious, sad or disturbing.
He enjoys dark comedy
Often appears as...
- dark humor
- dark comedy
Usage tips
Cinematic
adjective
Having little or no light.
It's too dark in here to read
Often appears as...
- dark room
- dark night
adjective
Having a deep or sombre color.
She has dark hair
Often appears as...
- dark hair
- dark eyes
adjective
Sad or serious.
He is in a dark mood
Often appears as...
- dark mood
- dark moment
adjective
Secret or mysterious.
There are dark forces at work
Often appears as...
- dark secret
- dark forces
noun
The absence of light in a place.
He's afraid of the dark
Often appears as...
- afraid of the dark
- walking in the dark
adjective
Describing a period of time or situation characterized by tragedy or unhappiness.
During the dark ages, many lost their lives
Often appears as...
- dark ages
- dark history
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
In relation to comedy, presenting humourous material that is serious, sad or disturbing.
He enjoys dark comedy
Often appears as...
- dark humor
- dark comedy
Usage tips
Cinematic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Tone
Use 'dark' to evoke a sense of fear or the unknown, often found in storytelling.
The forest was dark and foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/2Visibility Reduced
'Dark' indicates difficulty seeing, emphasizing caution or the need for light.
He stumbled in the dark hallway.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Tone
Use 'dark' to evoke a sense of fear or the unknown, often found in storytelling.
The forest was dark and foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/2Visibility Reduced
'Dark' indicates difficulty seeing, emphasizing caution or the need for light.
He stumbled in the dark hallway.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Tone
Use 'dark' to evoke a sense of fear or the unknown, often found in storytelling.
The forest was dark and foreboding.
Pro Tip 2/2Visibility Reduced
'Dark' indicates difficulty seeing, emphasizing caution or the need for light.
He stumbled in the dark hallway.
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Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
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Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
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Questions No One Knows...
recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information
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What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
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The science of skin...
and more eumelanin, giving skin a darker tone. This built-in sun shield helped protect them from melanoma, likely making them evolutionarily fitter and capable of passing this useful trait on to new generations.
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Expanding our definition...
it's some laps not helping is it I'm back here the multi-directional microphone in the dark I'm back here not that big of a really go yeah yeah hi when's the tipping point at what point
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
But I was not raised to think of myself as in any way remarkable. I have always regarded myself much like anyone else who navigates the dark unknowns of their own challenges.
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Bats by Night PIPE Wild...
one of the most diverse groups of mammals in the world it can be difficult for us detectives to investigate bats because they live in the dark and they move fast
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
the wolves to be out of there the character of the forest changes as you descend becoming ever darker and damper favoring different kinds of animals and plants
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
somewhere in the darkness the world's most prolific killer is waiting
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
Video examples
Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
Video examples
The science of skin...
and more eumelanin, giving skin a darker tone. This built-in sun shield helped protect them from melanoma, likely making them evolutionarily fitter and capable of passing this useful trait on to new generations.
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
it's some laps not helping is it I'm back here the multi-directional microphone in the dark I'm back here not that big of a really go yeah yeah hi when's the tipping point at what point
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
But I was not raised to think of myself as in any way remarkable. I have always regarded myself much like anyone else who navigates the dark unknowns of their own challenges.
Video examples
Bats by Night PIPE Wild...
one of the most diverse groups of mammals in the world it can be difficult for us detectives to investigate bats because they live in the dark and they move fast
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
the wolves to be out of there the character of the forest changes as you descend becoming ever darker and damper favoring different kinds of animals and plants
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
somewhere in the darkness the world's most prolific killer is waiting
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Helen Keller
American Author
I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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Erika Jayne
American Actress
I'm very afraid of the dark. I even have a night light.
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Yousuf Karsh
Canadian Photographer
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
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Dwight L. Moody
American Clergyman
Character is what a man is in the dark.
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Helen Keller
American Author
I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
Quote examples
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Quote examples
Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Quote examples
H. G. Wells
English Author
One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
Quote examples
Erika Jayne
American Actress
I'm very afraid of the dark. I even have a night light.
Quote examples
Yousuf Karsh
Canadian Photographer
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
Quote examples
Dwight L. Moody
American Clergyman
Character is what a man is in the dark.
Example 1 of 10
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