dark-colored

dɑrk ˈkʌlɚd

Definition of dark-colored - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

shade near black

having a color that is closer to black

She chose a dark-colored dress for the evening..
He painted his room in a dark-colored shade to create a cozy atmosphere.
The artist preferred dark-colored canvases for his work.

blackish

dusky

swarthy

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Origin of dark-colored

Old English, deorc (dark) + color (color)

Terms with dark-colored included in their meaning

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black beetle

insect

dark-colored beetle often found in homes

black fly

general term

any of various dark-colored flies found worldwide

black moss

plant

dark-colored moss growing in damp or shaded areas

black dot

appearance

small round dark mark colored black on a surface

black

object

dark-colored ball used as target in snooker and pool games

dark-haired

adj.

appearance

having dark colored hair

black

shade

dark-colored dye or pigment

black whale

marine

large dark-colored whale, typically a right whale or bowhead

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French:sombre, ...
German:dunkel gefärbt, ...
Italian:scuro, ...
Spanish:oscuro, ...
Portuguese:escuro, ...
Chinese:暗色的, ...
Japanese:暗い色の, ...
Arabic:دَاكِن اللَّوْن, ...
Hebrew:כֵּהֶה, ...
Russian:тёмного цвета, ...
Ukrainian:темний, ...
Hindi:गहरे रंग का, ...
Bengali:গাঢ় রঙের, ...
Catalan:fosc, ...
Czech:tmavý, ...
Danish:mørk, ...
Dutch:donker gekleurd, ...
Greek:σκουρόχρωμος, ...
Hungarian:sötét színű, ...
Khmer:ពណ៌ងងឹត, ...
Korean:어두운 색, ...
Persian:تیره‌رنگ, ...
Polish:kolor bliski czerni, ...
Portuguese (BR):escuro, ...
Romanian:întunecat, ...
Swedish:mörkfärgad, ...
Thai:สีเข้ม, ...
Turkish:koyu renkli, ...
Vietnamese:sẫm màu, ...

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