darkroom

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noun

A dark room, where photographs are developed.

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Meanings

noundarkroom (plural darkrooms)

plural darkrooms · alternative dark room

  1. artsA dark room, where photographs are developed.
  2. A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
room

Origin

From dark + room.

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Translations

Bulgarian фотолаборатория
  • фотолаборатория (fotolaboratorija)dark room where photographs are developed
Catalan cambra fosca
  • cambra foscadarkened room for sexual activities
Chinese Mandarin 暗房
  • 暗房 (ànfáng)dark room where photographs are developed
Czech temná komora
  • temná komoradark room where photographs are developed
Dutch doka, darkroom
  • dokadark room where photographs are developed
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
Esperanto kamero
  • kamerodark room where photographs are developed
Finnish pimiö, darkroom
  • pimiödark room where photographs are developed
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
French laboratoire photographique, darkroom
  • laboratoire photographiquedark room where photographs are developed
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
  • backroomdarkened room for sexual activities
German Dunkelkammer, Darkroom
  • Dunkelkammerdark room where photographs are developed
  • Darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
Greek σκοτεινός θάλαμος
  • σκοτεινός θάλαμος (skoteinós thálamos)dark room where photographs are developed
Hungarian sötétkamra
  • sötétkamradark room where photographs are developed
Italian camera oscura
  • camera oscuradark room where photographs are developed
Japanese 暗室, ダークルーム
  • 暗室 (anshitsu)dark room where photographs are developed
  • ダークルーム (dākurūmu)dark room where photographs are developed
  • ダークルーム (dākurūmu)darkened room for sexual activities
Korean 암실, 다크룸
  • 암실 (amsil)dark room where photographs are developed
  • 다크룸 (dakeurum)darkened room for sexual activities
Lithuanian tamsus kambariukas
  • tamsus kambariukasdark room where photographs are developed
Norwegian Bokmål mørkerom
  • mørkeromdark room where photographs are developed
Polish ciemnia, darkroom
  • ciemniadark room where photographs are developed
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
Portuguese câmara escura, quarto escuro
  • câmara escuradark room where photographs are developed
  • quarto escurodarkened room for sexual activities
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
Romanian cameră obscură
  • cameră obscurădark room where photographs are developed
Russian тёмная ко́мната, тёмная ко́мната
  • тёмная ко́мната (tjómnaja kómnata)dark room where photographs are developed
  • тёмная ко́мната (tjómnaja kómnata)darkened room for sexual activities
Scottish Gaelic seòmar dorcha
  • seòmar dorchadark room where photographs are developed
Spanish cuarto oscuro, retratería
  • cuarto oscurodark room where photographs are developed
  • retrateríadark room where photographs are developed
  • cuarto oscurodarkened room for sexual activities
Swedish mörkrum, darkroom
  • mörkrumdark room where photographs are developed
  • darkroomdarkened room for sexual activities
Turkish karanlık oda
  • karanlık odadark room where photographs are developed
Cite this entry
APA

darkroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkroom

MLA

“darkroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkroom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkroom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkroom.

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