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Dunkel Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Dunkel" is mainly used as adjective meaning "dark", "dim" or "dark (color)". It is also used as adverb and noun.
Essential properties of "Dunkel"
Its most important properties are:
Properties as Adjective
Regular
- Comparative: dunkler
- Superlative: am dunkelsten
Properties as Noun
- Gender: neutral
- Singular: das Dunkel
- Plural: die Dunkel
Meanings of "Dunkel" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "Lacking light, not bright"
"Dunkel", when used with this meaning, acts as adjective.
- Definition: "Lacking light or having little light."
- Translation(s): dark, dim
- Synonym(s): finster, schattig
- Antonym(s): hell, Licht
- Related word(s): Dunkelheit, dunkeln
📝 Some usage examples:
- Das Zimmer ist sehr dunkel.
- Es wird dunkel, wir sollten nach Hause gehen.
- Der Wald ist nachts sehr dunkel.
2.) "Dark-colored"
"Dunkel", when used with this meaning, acts as adjective.
- Definition: "Having a dark color."
- Translation(s): dark (color), deep (color)
- Synonym(s): Düster, Schwarz
- Antonym(s): Hell, Leuchtend
- Related word(s): Dunkeln, Verdunkeln
📝 Some usage examples:
- Sie trägt einen dunkelen Mantel.
- Die dunkele Farbe gefällt mir.
- Er hat dunkelblaue Augen.
3.) "Obscure, unclear, difficult to understand"
"Dunkel", when used with this meaning, acts as adjective.
- Definition: "Difficult to understand or comprehend."
- Translation(s): obscure, unclear, vague, mysterious, dark
- Synonym(s): rätselhaft, ungewiss
- Antonym(s): klar, verständlich
- Related word(s): Dunkelheit, dunkeln
📝 Some usage examples:
- Die Bedeutung dieses Textes ist dunkel.
- Er hat eine dunkele Vergangenheit.
- Diese Theorie ist mir noch dunkel.
4.) "Lacking light or having little light"
"Dunkel", when used with this meaning, acts as adverb.
- Definition: "In a way that there is no light or little light."
- Translation(s): dark, dim, obscure
- Synonym(s): Finster, Schattig
- Antonym(s): Hell
- Related word(s): Dunkeln, Verdunkeln
📝 Some usage examples:
- Es war dunkel, als wir nach Hause kamen.
- Das Zimmer war dunkel und still.
- Er sah dunkel aus dem Fenster.
5.) "Absence of light; darkness"
"Dunkel", when used with this meaning, acts as noun.
- Definition: "State of absence of light or clarity."
- Translation(s): darkness, gloom, obscurity
- Synonym(s): Finsternis, Düsternis
- Antonym(s): Helligkeit, Licht
- Related word(s): dunkel, verdunkeln
📝 Some usage examples:
- Im Dunkel des Raumes konnte man kaum etwas sehen.
- Das Dunkel der Nacht umhüllte das Dorf.
- Im Dunkel war nichts mehr zu erkennen.