Dark vs. Sinister

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

Darkadjective

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

The room was too dark for reading.

Sinisteradjective

Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

Darkadjective

(of a source of light) Extinguished.

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

Sinisteradjective

Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.

sinister influencesthe sinister atmosphere of the crypt

Darkadjective

Deprived of sight; blind.

Sinisteradjective

Of the left side.

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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

Sinisteradjective

(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

Darkadjective

Hidden, secret, obscure.

Sinisteradjective

(obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

Darkadjective

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

Sinisteradjective

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

a baleful lookforbidding thundercloudshis tone became menacingominous rumblings of discontentsinister storm cloudsa sinister smilehis threatening behaviorugly black cloudsthe situation became ugly
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Darkadjective

Having racing capability not widely known.

Sinisteradjective

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

Darkadjective

Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

a dark villain;a dark deed

Sinisteradjective

on or starting from the wearer's left;

bar sinister

Darkadjective

Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

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

Darkadjective

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

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.

Darknoun

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

Dark surrounds us completely.

Darknoun

(uncountable) Ignorance.

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

Darknoun

(uncountable) Nightfall.

It was after dark before we got to playing baseball.

Darknoun

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

Darkverb

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.

Darkverb

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

Darkverb

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

Darknoun

absence of light or illumination

Darknoun

absence of moral or spiritual values;

the powers of darkness

Darknoun

an unilluminated area;

he moved off into the darkness

Darknoun

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

Darknoun

an unenlightened state;

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

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

Darkadjective

(used of color) having a dark hue;

dark greendark glassesdark colors like wine red or navy blue

Darkadjective

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes);

dark eyes

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

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

Darkadjective

secret;

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

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

Darkadjective

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;

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

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

Darkadjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

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

Darkadjective

not giving performances; closed;

the theater is dark on Mondays