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noun
- absence of light or illumination
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- an unilluminated area
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- an unenlightened state
- (uncountable) Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- (uncountable) Ignorance.
adj
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- showing a brooding ill humor
- (used of color) having a dark hue
- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
- causing dejection
- not giving performances; closed
- secret
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- Deprived of sight; blind.
- (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
- (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.
- Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- (of a source of light) Extinguished.
- Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
verb
noun
- absence of light or illumination
- an unilluminated area
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- a swarthy complexion
- an unenlightened state
- having a dark or somber color
- (uncountable) Secrecy; concealment.
- (uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- (uncountable) Gloom; gloominess; depression.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
- (uncountable) Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
- (uncountable, countable) Any space that such colour pervades.
- (uncountable) Hell.
- (uncountable) Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
- (uncountable) Nothingness, vanity, emptiness.
- (countable) The product of being dark.
noun
- total absence of light
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
adj
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
verb
noun
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
- (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
- The state or quality of being black in colour.
- The state of being of African descent.
- The experiences and culture of African-American people.
- Any space that such colour pervades.
adv
- without light
- in a dark glowering menacing manner
- (figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
- With a dark appearance.
- (figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
- With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
adj
adj
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- made dim or less bright
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- offering little or no hope
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- Not bright or colorful.
- (music) Clipping of diminished.
verb
- make dim or lusterless
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct
- become dim or lusterless
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- (intransitive) To become darker.
- To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
- To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- (figurative) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
adj
verb
noun
- a lack of visual brightness
- the quality of lacking interestingness
- without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
- the quality of being slow to understand
- lack of sensibility
- The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
- (of an edge) bluntness.
- The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
- The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
- The quality of being slow of understanding things.
- Lack of interest or excitement.
noun
- an unilluminated area
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- refuge from danger or observation
- something existing in perception only
- an inseparable companion
- shade within clear boundaries
- a premonition of something adverse
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present
- (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- An inseparable companion.
- (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- (chiefly in the negative) A small degree; a shade.
- An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
verb
- make appear small by comparison
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
- (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
- (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
- (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
adj
adj
adj
- Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
- Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
- (computing) Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.
- (figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
- (figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
- hard or impossible to understand
- not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
noun
verb
pron
adj
intj
noun
adv
adv
noun
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
noun
- the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
- an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
- (literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
noun
- absence of light or illumination
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- an unilluminated area
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- an unenlightened state
- (uncountable) Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- (uncountable) Ignorance.
adj
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- showing a brooding ill humor
- (used of color) having a dark hue
- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
- causing dejection
- not giving performances; closed
- secret
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- Deprived of sight; blind.
- (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
- (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.
- Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- (of a source of light) Extinguished.
- Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
verb
noun
- absence of light or illumination
- an unilluminated area
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- a swarthy complexion
- an unenlightened state
- having a dark or somber color
- (uncountable) Secrecy; concealment.
- (uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- (uncountable) Gloom; gloominess; depression.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
- (uncountable) Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
- (uncountable, countable) Any space that such colour pervades.
- (uncountable) Hell.
- (uncountable) Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
- (uncountable) Nothingness, vanity, emptiness.
- (countable) The product of being dark.
noun
- total absence of light
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
adj
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
verb
noun
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (figurative) Darkness, gloominess; depression.
- (figurative) The quality of being evil or dismal.
- The state or quality of being black in colour.
- The state of being of African descent.
- The experiences and culture of African-American people.
- Any space that such colour pervades.
noun
- a lack of visual brightness
- the quality of lacking interestingness
- without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
- the quality of being slow to understand
- lack of sensibility
- The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
- (of an edge) bluntness.
- The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
- The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
- The quality of being slow of understanding things.
- Lack of interest or excitement.
noun
- an unilluminated area
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- refuge from danger or observation
- something existing in perception only
- an inseparable companion
- shade within clear boundaries
- a premonition of something adverse
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present
- (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- An inseparable companion.
- (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- (chiefly in the negative) A small degree; a shade.
- An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
verb
- make appear small by comparison
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
- (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
- (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
- (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
verb
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
noun
- the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
- an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
- (literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
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adv
- without light
- in a dark glowering menacing manner
- (figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
- (figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
- With a dark appearance.
- (figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
- With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- (figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
- (figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
adj
adv
noun
- absence of light or illumination
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- an unilluminated area
- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- an unenlightened state
- (uncountable) Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- (uncountable) Ignorance.
adj
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- showing a brooding ill humor
- (used of color) having a dark hue
- brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
- causing dejection
- not giving performances; closed
- secret
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
- devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
- Deprived of sight; blind.
- (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- (of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
- (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.
- Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant and macabre aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- (of a source of light) Extinguished.
- Marked by or conducted with secrecy.
verb
adj
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- made dim or less bright
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- offering little or no hope
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- Not bright or colorful.
- (music) Clipping of diminished.
verb
- make dim or lusterless
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct
- become dim or lusterless
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- (intransitive) To become darker.
- To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
- To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- (figurative) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
adj
verb
adj
adj
- Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
- Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
- (computing) Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.
- (figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
- (figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
- hard or impossible to understand
- not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight