


a place where so many dark deeds had been committed the dark forces of the universe 6 unhappy time UNHAPPY a dark time is unhappy or without hope the dark days of the war Even in the darkest moments, I still had you, my love.

5 evil BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS evil or threatening There was a darker side to his character. men in dark suits a slightly darker colour dark blue/green/pink etc a dark blue dress ► see thesaurus at colour 3 hair/eyes/skin HBH someone who is dark has hair, eyes, or skin that is brown or black in colour OPP fair a tall, dark man John’s dark skin and eyes 4 mysterious mysterious or secret a dark secret keep something dark British English (=keep something secret ) Apparently, he has a son, but he’s kept that very dark. 2 colour COLOUR/COLOR quite close to black in colour OPP light, pale There were dark clouds in the sky. It was pitch dark (=completely dark ) in the attic. It was still dark (=was night ) when we boarded the train. It gets dark (=night begins ) about ten o'clock. the dark winter days Suddenly, the room went dark (=became dark ).
