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darkroom

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A dark room, where photographs are developed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a room in which photographs are developed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

History

Etymology

From dark + room.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фотолаборатория (fotolaboratorija) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暗房 (ànfáng) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Czech: temná komora — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Dutch: doka — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Esperanto: kamero — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Finnish: pimiö — dark room where photographs are developed
  • French: laboratoire photographique — dark room where photographs are developed
  • German: Dunkelkammer — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Greek: σκοτεινός θάλαμος (skoteinós thálamos) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Hungarian: sötétkamra — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Italian: camera oscura — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Japanese: 暗室 (anshitsu) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Japanese: ダークルーム (dākurūmu) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Korean: 암실 (amsil) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Lithuanian: tamsus kambariukas — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mørkerom — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mørkerom — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Polish: ciemnia — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Portuguese: câmara escura — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Romanian: cameră obscură — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Russian: тёмная ко́мната (tjómnaja kómnata) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar dorcha — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Slovene: temnica — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Spanish: cuarto oscuro — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Spanish: retratería — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Swedish: mörkrum — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Telugu: చీకటిగది (cīkaṭigadi) — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Turkish: karanlık oda — dark room where photographs are developed
  • Catalan: cambra fosca — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Dutch: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Finnish: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • French: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • French: backroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • German: Darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Japanese: ダークルーム (dākurūmu) — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Korean: 다크룸 (dakeurum) — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Polish: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Portuguese: quarto escuro — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Portuguese: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Russian: тёмная ко́мната (tjómnaja kómnata) — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Spanish: cuarto oscuro — darkened room for sexual activities
  • Swedish: darkroom — darkened room for sexual activities