Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dark
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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Dark Subjects in this Topic: (1):
(n. ) The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.
(2):
(a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion.
(3):
(a. ) Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.
(4):
(a. ) Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.
(5):
(v. t. ) To darken to obscure.
(6):
(a. ) Deprived of sight; blind.
(7):
(n. ) Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
(8):
(a. ) Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
(9):
(a. ) Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
(10):
(n. ) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.