darkness

Plural: darknesses

Noun

• The state or quality of being dark; absence of light.
• absence of light or illumination
• an unilluminated area
  • "he moved off into the darkness"
• absence of moral or spiritual values
  • "the powers of darkness"
• an unenlightened state
  • "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
• having a dark or somber color
• a swarthy complexion
• The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
• The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
• Any space that such colour pervades.
• Gloom; gloominess; depression.
• The product of being dark.
• Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
• Secrecy; concealment.
• Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
• Nothingness, vanity, emptiness.
• Hell.

Examples

• Amidst the DARKNESS of a bad rack, he found a glimmer of hope with a well-placed "Z".
• Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.
• The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.
• The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.

Synonyms

dark, duskiness, iniquity, shadow, swarthiness, wickedness

Antonyms

light, lightness