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nounthe time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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"Darth Vader of the dark side" "a dark purpose" "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"adjectivestemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
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nounabsence of light or illumination
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"the dark days of the war" "a dark gloomy day"adjectivecausing dejection
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"the powers of darkness"nounabsence of moral or spiritual values
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"the dark ages" "a dark age in the history of education"adjectivelacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
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"much that was dark is now quite clear to me"adjectivemarked by difficulty of style or expression
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"he was in the dark concerning their intentions" "his lectures dispelled the darkness"nounan unenlightened state
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"a dark scowl"adjectiveshowing a brooding ill humor
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"he moved off into the darkness"nounan unilluminated areatype of:
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"dark eyes"adjectivebrunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
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"sitting in a dark corner" "a dark day" "dark shadows" "dark as the inside of a black cat"adjectivedevoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
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"the theater is dark on Mondays"adjectivenot giving performances; closed
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"keep it dark"adjectivesecret
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"dark green" "dark glasses" "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"adjective(used of color) having a dark hue
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sorry night black blue scene evil condition period darkness shadow status sour depressing gloomy blackout grim dim twilight sinister brunette concealed moody obscure nighttime incomprehensible dreary glum wickedness drab blackness illumination subdued dismal darkened inactive dingy sullen darkening sulky weeknight dusky brunet morose dour cimmerian stygian drear unlighted unenlightened darkling foulness benighted glooming caliginous brownout disconsolate unlit crepuscular cheerless glowering twilit darkish period of time time period wedding night semidarkness dimout pitch blackness total darkness lightlessness uncheerful uncomprehensible unenlightenment saturnine ill-natured gloomful lightless pitch-black pitch-dark semidark tenebrific tenebrious tenebrous unilluminated acheronian acherontic aphotic