English Dictionary

dark-hearted

adj

Malevolent; cold and cruel. / (archaic) Unenlightened; ignorant of holy teachings. / Despondent. / Bleak. / Having dark heartwood. / Having a dark center.

He is known for his dark-hearted nature.

意味（1）

Malevolent; cold and cruel.

We must not forget that Satan is predicted by God as being evil and dark-hearted.

意味（2）

(archaic) Unenlightened; ignorant of holy teachings.

His dying command makes in incumbent on his followers to offer the “unspeakable gift” alike at the door of cottage and palace, forecastle and cabin. Mountain top and vale— plain and ocean are to be made to rejoice in the “glad tidings of great joy.” How the dark-hearted of earth need its light.

意味（3）

Despondent.

I was not prosperous enough to become intoxicated, nor poor enough to grow moody and dark-hearted, nor sufficiently at ease in my circumstances to sit idle and invent sin.

意味（4）

Bleak.

What is the latest word from the dark-hearted hills?

意味（5）

Having dark heartwood.

The wood is pale yellowish, often dark-hearted, close, dense, liable to split.

意味（6）

Having a dark center.

I seemed to look down on a parterre of mixed hyacinths, variegated tulips, and dark-hearted poppies, as I beheld them.