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dark
if a place is dark, there is little or no light:
• The room was very dark. • No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark. • It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
dimly-lit
a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:
• a dimly-lit restaurant • The church was dimly lit.
dim
a dim light is fairly dark:
• The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting. • The evening sky grew dim.
darkened
a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:
• The prisoner lay in a darkened room. • The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy
a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:
• The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
murky
dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:
• the murky waters of the lake • I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black
completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:
• It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
shady
a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:
• It was nice and shady under the trees. • They found a shady spot for a picnic., dark colours
dark
used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
• a dark blue suit • His eyes are dark brown.
deep
fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
• His eyes were a beautiful deep blue. • deep red lips
rich
used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
• The walls were painted a rich red colour.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj.
shadowy:
It was a dark night when we walked.
noun
shadows:
They were standing in the dark., adj.
sullen:
She had a dark look on her face.
Simple Definitions
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adj. VERBS be, look | get, go, grow It gets dark at about six o'clock. Suddenly the whole sky went dark. As it grew dark, they gathered round the fire. | remain, stay ADV. very | completely | almost, nearly It's only three o'clock and it's nearly dark already. | quite, rather, noun ADJ. pitch I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark. | gathering We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark. PREP. after ~ The girls weren't allowed out after dark. | before ~ We'd better try and finish this job before dark. | in the ~ I hate getting up in the dark. PHRASES afraid of the dark Many small children are afraid of the dark.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DARK, Also see IN THE DARK; KEEP SOMEONE IN THE DARK; LEAP IN THE DARK; SHOT IN THE DARK; WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
American Heritage Idioms