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
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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