DARKER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dark

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Old English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɑːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

with little or no light

Short Definition:

with little or no light

Examples:
  • it's too dark to see much
Definition:

(of a colour or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade

Short Definition:

close to black in shade

Examples:
  • dark green
Definition:

(of a period or situation) characterized by great unhappiness or unpleasantness

Short Definition:

very unhappy or unpleasant

Examples:
  • the dark days of the war
Definition:

hidden from knowledge; mysterious

Short Definition:

mysterious

Examples:
  • a dark secret
Definition:

denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l as it sounds at the end of a word or before another consonant (as in full or bulk in most accents of English).

Short Definition:

denoting velarized form of sound of letter l

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