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dk

dk is the abbreviation of don't know.

dk is the abbreviation of dark.

Meaning of don't know

Noun

don't know (plural don't knows)

  1. Someone who does not give a definite opinion in a questionnaire.
  2. Something about which one is uncertain.

Meaning of dark

Adjective

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

  1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
    • The room was too dark for reading.
    Synonyms:
    dim, gloomy
    Antonyms:
    bright, light, lit
    1. Extinguished.
      • Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs.
    2. Deprived of sight; blind.
      • He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years.1661 April 7 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 29 March 1661]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I...
  2. Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension
  3. Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
    • My sister’s hair is darker than mine.
    Antonyms:
    bright, light, pale
  4. Ambiguously or unclearly expressed.
    • What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Phrase capitalized: DK

DK

  1. (Internet, abbreviation) Abbreviation of don't know.

Noun capitalized: DK

DK (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of double knitting.

Proper noun capitalized: DK

DK

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Donkey Kong.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Dorling Kindersley.

Questions about dk

What is dk the abbreviation of?
Dk is the abbreviation of don't know.
What part of speech is dk?
Dk can be a phrase, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near dk in the dictionary

  1. djurleites
  2. Djurtus
  3. Djutongo
  4. djvu
  5. djvus
  6. dk
  7. DKA
  8. DKC
  9. DKCTF
  10. DKE
  11. dkg

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dk (page history and authors); DK (page history and authors); don't know (page history and authors); dark (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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