darker
- 1Comparative of dark.
The second coat of paint left the wall noticeably darker than before.
Her mood turned darker once she heard the news.
Note
One-syllable adjectives take -er rather than more, so the usual form is a darker room, not a more dark one, though the meaning is exactly "more dark." The comparative follows dark across its range, from light and color (a darker shade of blue) to obscurity of expression (a darker, less plain remark). It usually measures against a stated or implied standard, most often with than: darker than before.
darker is a form of dark
dark, adjective: Having little or no light, either because light does not reach a place or because its lamps or lights are not on. Full entry
- Spelling
- dark → darker: add -er
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