Black vs. Dark

Black vs. Dark — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Black and Dark

Blackadjective

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Darkadjective

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

The room was too dark for reading.

Blackadjective

(of a place, etc) Without light.

Darkadjective

(of a source of light) Extinguished.

Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs.

Blackadjective

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

Darkadjective

Deprived of sight; blind.

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Blackadjective

Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.

black drinking fountain; black hospital

Darkadjective

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

my sister's hair is darker than mine;her skin grew dark with a suntan

Blackadjective

Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare of the hearts or diamonds suit

I got two red queens, he got one of the black queens.

Darkadjective

Hidden, secret, obscure.

Blackadjective

Bad; evil; ill-omened.

Darkadjective

Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.

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Blackadjective

Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.

He shot her a black look.

Darkadjective

Having racing capability not widely known.

Blackadjective

Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.

Darkadjective

Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

a dark villain;a dark deed

Blackadjective

Overcrowded.

Darkadjective

Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

the Great Depression was a dark time;the film was a dark psychological thriller

Blackadjective

(of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.

Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.

Darkadjective

Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.

Blackadjective

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.

The black pieces in this chess set are made of dark blue glass.

Darkadjective

With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.

The ending of this book is rather dark.

Blackadjective

(typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color.

Darknoun

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

Dark surrounds us completely.

Blackadjective

(politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.

Darknoun

(uncountable) Ignorance.

We kept him in the dark.The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed.

Blackadjective

Relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld from the general public.

5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.Originally "the Black North" meant west Ulster,

Darknoun

(uncountable) Nightfall.

It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

Blackadjective

Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it has one or more features that is black or dark, especially in comparison to another species with the same base name.

black birch, black locust, black rhino

Darknoun

A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

Blacknoun

The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

Darkverb

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.

Blacknoun

A black dye or pigment.

Darkverb

(intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.

Blacknoun

(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.

Darkverb

(transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

Blacknoun

(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.

Darknoun

absence of light or illumination

Blacknoun

A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

Darknoun

absence of moral or spiritual values;

the powers of darkness

Blacknoun

The black ball.

Darknoun

an unilluminated area;

he moved off into the darkness

Blacknoun

The edge of home plate

Darknoun

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

Blacknoun

A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.

Darknoun

an unenlightened state;

he was in the dark concerning their intentionshis lectures dispelled the darkness

Blacknoun

Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).

Darkadjective

devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored;

sitting in a dark cornera dark daydark shadowsthe theater is dark on Mondaysdark as the inside of a black cat

Blacknoun

The person playing with the black set of pieces.

At this point black makes a disastrous move.

Darkadjective

(used of color) having a dark hue;

dark greendark glassesdark colors like wine red or navy blue

Blacknoun

(countable) Part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.

Darkadjective

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes);

dark eyes

Blacknoun

A stain; a spot.

Darkadjective

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;

black deedsa black liehis black heart has concocted yet another black deedDarth Vader of the dark sidea dark purposedark undercurrents of ethnic hostilitythe scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

Blackverb

To make black, to blacken.

Darkadjective

causing dejection;

a blue daythe dark days of the wara week of rainy depressing weathera disconsolate winter landscapethe first dismal dispiriting days of Novembera dark gloomy daygrim rainy weather

Blackverb

To apply blacking to something.

Darkadjective

secret;

keep it darkthe dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East

Blackverb

(British) To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

Darkadjective

showing a brooding ill humor;

a dark scowlthe proverbially dour New England Puritana glum, hopeless shrughe sat in moody silencea morose and unsociable mannera saturnine, almost misanthropic young geniusa sour tempera sullen crowd

Blacknoun

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

Darkadjective

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;

this benighted countrybenighted ages of barbarism and superstitionthe dark agesa dark age in the history of education

Blacknoun

total absence of light;

they fumbled around in total darknessin the black of night

Darkadjective

marked by difficulty of style or expression;

much that was dark is now quite clear to methose who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure

Blacknoun

British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

Darkadjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoplethe dark racesdark-skinned peoples

Blacknoun

popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)

Darkadjective

not giving performances; closed;

the theater is dark on Mondays

Blacknoun

a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)

Blacknoun

(board games) the darker pieces

Blacknoun

black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning);

the widow wore black

Blackverb

make or become black;

The smoke blackened the ceilingThe ceiling blackened

Blackadjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light;

black leather jacketsas black as coalrich black soil

Blackadjective

of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin;

a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization

Blackadjective

marked by anger or resentment or hostility;

black looksblack words

Blackadjective

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;

black deedsa black liehis black heart has concocted yet another black deedDarth Vader of the dark sidea dark purposedark undercurrents of ethnic hostilitythe scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

Blackadjective

offering little or no hope;

the future looked blackprospects were bleakLife in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficulttook a dim view of things

Blackadjective

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;

the stock market crashed on Black Fridaya calamitous defeatthe battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaignsuch doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theoryit is fatal to enter any war without the will to win ita fateful error

Blackadjective

(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood;

a face black with fury

Blackadjective

extremely dark;

a black moonless nightthrough the pitch-black woodsit was pitch-dark in the celler

Blackadjective

harshly ironic or sinister;

black humora grim jokegrim laughterfun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit

Blackadjective

(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading;

black propaganda

Blackadjective

distributed or sold illicitly;

the black economy pays no taxes

Blackadjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;

Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islandsan ignominious retreatinglorious defeatan opprobrious monument to human greeda shameful display of cowardice

Blackadjective

(of coffee) without cream or sugar

Blackadjective

dressed in black;

a black knightblack friars

Blackadjective

soiled with dirt or soot;

with feet black from playing outdoorshis shirt was black within an hour