The difference between Dark and Lit

When used as nouns, dark means a complete or (more often) partial absence of light, whereas lit means little.

When used as adjectives, dark means extinguished, whereas lit means illuminated.

Lit is also verb with the meaning: to colour.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dark and Lit

  1. Dark as an adjective (of a source of [[light]]):

    Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Extinguished. Deprived of sight; blind.

    Examples:

    "The room was too dark for reading."

    "'Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs."

  2. Dark as an adjective (of colour):

    Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

    Examples:

    "my sister's hair is darker than mine;  her skin grew dark with a suntan"

  3. Dark as an adjective (betting, of race horses):

    Hidden, secret, obscure. Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden. Having racing capability not widely known.

  4. Dark as an adjective:

    Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

    Examples:

    "a dark villain;  a dark deed"

  5. Dark as an adjective:

    Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

    Examples:

    "the Great Depression was a dark time;  the film was a dark psychological thriller"

  6. Dark as an adjective:

    Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.

  7. Dark as an adjective:

    With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.

    Examples:

    "The ending of this book is rather dark."

  1. Dark as a noun:

    A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

    Examples:

    "'Dark surrounds us completely."

  2. Dark as a noun (uncountable):

    Ignorance.

    Examples:

    "We kept him in the dark."

    "The lawyer was left in the dark as to why the jury was dismissed."

  3. Dark as a noun (uncountable):

    Nightfall.

    Examples:

    "It was after dark before we got to playing baseball."

  4. Dark as a noun:

    A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

  1. Lit as a verb:

  2. Lit as a verb:

  3. Lit as a verb (US, dialectal):

    To run or light (alight).

  1. Lit as an adjective:

    Illuminated.

    Examples:

    "He walked down the lit corridor."

  2. Lit as an adjective (slang):

    intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.

  3. Lit as an adjective (slang):

    Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.

  4. Lit as an adjective (slang):

    Excellent, fantastic; captivating.

    Examples:

    "We ordered pizza and we're going to stay up all night. It's going to be lit."

  1. Lit as an adjective (obsolete):

    Little.

  1. Lit as a noun (obsolete):

    Little.

  1. Lit as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):

    Colour; blee; dye; stain.

  1. Lit as a verb (transitive):

    To colour; dye.

  1. Lit as a noun:

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