dark

adjective
därk

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

Example

“The room was too dark for reading.”

Other meanings

Deprived of sight; blind.
Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension

Example sentences

“How do I access the dark web?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“They rode into town just after dark.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The night was very dark.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "deorc".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dark” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.