Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright

Dark is when there is a an overly soft treble that causes no life to the very upper treble. Warm is when the entire balance is too bass centered which causes a lack of openness to your entire midrange and treble. Bright is when the sound is centered to the mids and highs too much which causes an overly bleached and thin sound.

I enjoy what @hilde45 has to say and typically what he has to offer.  Smart guy.

In my early days of business, just out of college, I was in hi-fi retail for a few years.  In order to help communicate the sonic signature for some of our customers we would use the terms "chocolate mid-range" and "butterscotch highs".  It seemed to convey the message nicely.  Ultimately it was the customers decision as to what sound they preferred and, hopefully, to make the purchase.  But the point is that words do matter and words are indeed for communication.

Dark means the sun has set. Warm means that Summer is coming. Bright means you stop looking for word descriptions of what you hear.

Bright means there is too much glare and it's time to get the sunglasses out.

All these terms really suck and are used to justify poor design.

A flat response is the only way to enjoy a recording.

@mammothguy54 Thanks for the nice words!

As for "chocolate mid-range" and "butterscotch highs" -- I have no problem with that. There are words my family and I make up to describe various experiences -- and they are very, very precise because we make them up in circumstances we all experience and we use the terms to function in certain ways.

The only problem with these sorts of made up words and phrases is that they don't have much currency outside our little tribe. Very accurate and useful within one group but not transferable. 

The fundamental issue in this conversation seems to be "which words can be used to describe audio experiences accurately that other people can also learn?"

The descriptive term 'Dark' has the most confusions and different meanings.

Dark is when there is a an overly soft treble that causes no life to the very upper treble.

That's how I understand it. But some reviewers (not from established magazines, but online) seem to think 'Dark' means the sound comes from an overly black background.