Her eyes looked big and dark. What's the meaning of "dark"here?
This sentence is from a story. a lady's mother died in a morning. When the lady knew that her mum took a lot of tablets before her death, her eyes looked big and dark.
My question:why "dark"?how to understand this word"dark"?

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I am not sure. It is possible that it refers to dilated pupils. The pupil is the dark spot in the center of the eye. It is actually the place where the light enters the eye. It is surrounded by the iris, the part that has the color. Sometimes the pupil is contracted--writers may say "her eyes narrowed to pinpoints." Sometimes it is dilated--"her eyes were like dark pools you could lose yourself in." Pupils dilate and contract in response to many things: light (contract in bright light, dilate in the dark), certain drugs, and emotions (in a complicated way). Pupils can dilate in response to awe and wonder; in response to romantic feeling; and in response to shock or horror, as in this case.

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probably means questionning the mysterious ( dark) reasons why she took those tablets ...

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Dark meaning here is about feeling. Dark can mean depressed, sad, upset, angry... hurt feelings.

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