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- [dahrk]
- /dɑrk/
- /dɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahrk]
- /dɑrk/
Definitions of darker word
- adjective darker having very little or no light: a dark room. 1
- adjective darker radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color. 1
- adjective darker approaching black in hue: a dark brown. 1
- adjective darker not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion. 1
- adjective darker brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows. 1
- adjective darker having brunette hair: She's dark but her children are blond. 1
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Origin of darker
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English derk, Old English deorc; (noun and v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle High German terken to darken, hide
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Parts of speech for Darker
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
darker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
darker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with darker
- when does fifty shades darker come out?
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