# darkest

/ˈdɑɹkəst/ (US) · /dˈɑːkəst/ (UK) · CEFR A2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/darkest
Updated: 2026-05-03

## Definition

having the least amount of light or the deepest color. You use this to describe the time of night when it is hardest to see.

For teachers: the superlative form of 'dark', indicating the extreme absence of light or the most intense saturation of a deep color.

## Examples

- The darkest part of the night is just before dawn.
- She chose the darkest blue paint available to make the bedroom feel more like a quiet sanctuary.
- In the darkest corners of the old library, the air felt heavy with the scent of decaying paper and the weight of centuries of forgotten knowledge.

## Pitfalls

- Not "the most darkest room" but "the darkest room" — Short adjectives like 'dark' form superlatives with the suffix '-est' and do not require 'most'.

## Usage notes

- Superlative form of the adjective 'dark'; typically preceded by the definite article 'the'.

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