dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light:
The room was very dark.
No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.
It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:
a dimly-lit restaurant
The church was dimly lit.
dim a dim light is fairly dark:
The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.
The evening sky grew dim.
darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:
The prisoner lay in a darkened room.
The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:
The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:
the murky waters of the lake
I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:
It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:
It was nice and shady under the trees.
They found a shady spot for a picnic.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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