ダークdaaku

1. na-adjective, noundark

• Synonym薄暗いうすぐらいNeutralRefers to faint, dim light. 「ダーク」 is a loanword, used mostly as a prefix for dark colors and dark styles.
• Synonym暗いくらいNeutralRefers to darkness, and also to gloomy moods and deep colors. 「ダーク」 is mostly used for colors and style.
• Synonym真っ暗まっくらCasualColloquial for pitch darkness; figuratively, a bleak future. 「ダーク」 leans toward style and tone.
• Synonym暗黒あんこくWrittenWritten/formal prose for darkness, as in 「暗黒時代」. 「ダーク」 is the lighter word.
• Synonymほの暗いほのぐらいWrittenWritten/formal prose for faint dimness. 「ダーク」 leans toward dark colors and dark styles.
• Synonym小暗いおぐらいWrittenWritten/formal prose for slight dimness; in everyday speech, 「薄暗い」 is the usual choice.
• Related黒いくろいNeutralMeans black, and by extension suspicious. 「ダーク」 leans toward dark tones and a gloomy style.
• Related黒っぽいくろっぽいCasualColloquial for blackish colors. 「ダーク」 often serves as a prefix, as in 「ダークグレー」.
• Related陰気いんきNeutralDescribes a gloomy, dreary atmosphere or personality. 「ダーク」 leans toward style.
• Related真っ黒いまっくろいCasualColloquial for pitch black. 「ダーク」 leans toward a dark-color style.
• Related薄黒いうすぐろいNeutralDescribes a color tinged with black. 「ダーク」 emphasizes dark tones.
• AntonymライトCasualA colloquial loanword for light colors and light flavors; the opposite of 「ダーク」 in depth of color.
• Antonym明るいあかるいNeutralMeans bright and cheerful — the direct opposite of the darkness of 「ダーク」.

Use 「ダーク」 for dark colors or a dark style, as in 「ダークスーツ」. For dim light choose 「暗い」 or 「薄暗い」, for pitch darkness 「真っ暗」; the opposites are 「明るい」 and 「ライト」.

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1. 暗闇くらやみ。