deorc

without light; gloomy

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An open doorway reveals an unlit room: a narrow wedge of daylight reaches across the floor, while a chair farther inside is barely visible in deep shadow.

adjective / noun

dark

DAHRK/dɑːrk/

Having little or no light.

Etymology

darkOld Englishwithout light; gloomy

Old English deorc already described a lack of light or brightness, especially at night. The selected meaning preserves that literal sense, alongside the ancestor’s broader associations with gloom.

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