No. 1,948 in German
dunkel
Dark.
In a sentence
Der Wald war dunkel und still.
The forest was dark and silent.
Adjective describing the environment
Ich habe eine dunkelblaue Jacke gekauft.
I bought a dark blue jacket.
Prefix to describe a shade of color
Es ist mir dunkel in Erinnerung geblieben.
It remained dimly in my memory.
Metaphorical use to describe vagueness
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