dark-coloured
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a dark color: Describes an object, substance, or thing that possesses a color of low lightness, tending toward black or deep shades.
Usage
- The adjective "dark-coloured" is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "seem") to describe the visual property of an object.
- It is a compound adjective formed by combining "dark" and "coloured." The hyphen is standard in British English; the American English spelling is often "dark-colored."
Examples
- Attributive use:
- She wore a dark-coloured coat to blend into the crowd.
- The artist preferred dark-coloured pigments for the background.
- Predicative use:
- The liquid in the bottle was dark-coloured and opaque.
- These feathers are dark-coloured on the underside.
Advanced Usage
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: "darker-coloured" and "darkest-coloured" are used, though "more dark-coloured" and "most dark-coloured" are also acceptable, especially in formal writing.
- The male bird is typically darker-coloured than the female.
- This is the darkest-coloured soil in the region.
Variants and Related Words
- dark-colored: The standard American English spelling of the adjective.
- dark-colour (noun, chiefly British) / dark-color (noun, chiefly American): The property of being dark in hue.
- The fabric is available in a range of dark-colours.
- dark (adjective): Of a color or shade very close to black; having little or no light.
- The room was painted a dark blue.
Synonyms
- deep-coloured: Having a rich, intense, and typically dark color.
- sombre (chiefly British) / somber (chiefly American): Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
- dusky: Darkish in color; somewhat dark.
Antonyms
- light-coloured: Having a pale or fair color.
- pale-coloured: Having a color lacking in intensity; very light.
- bright-coloured: Having a strong, vivid, or brilliant color.
Adjective
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having a dark color
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