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Definition of darkness:
- A state of distress or trouble.
- A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
- A state of privacy; secrecy.
- The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
- Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.
Synonyms:
shadower, wickedness, sinfulness, nefariousness, sliminess, eclipse, dark, murk, light, pessimism, ugliness, shabbiness, shadow, phantasm, loathsomeness, phantasma, dusk, unfairness, vileness, duskiness, iniquity, shadiness, injustice, tincture, sin, repulsiveness, swarthiness, fantasm, apparition, evil, trace, immorality, obscureness, shade, twilight, vestige, phantom, tail, lousiness, nightfall, nighttime.
- evil (part of speech: adjective)
- opacity (part of speech: noun)
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ignorance (part of speech: noun)
- benightedness,
- backwardness,
- ignorance
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invisibility (part of speech: noun)
- hiddenness,
- imperceptibility,
- concealment,
- camouflage,
- indiscernibility,
- latency,
- invisibility
- secrecy (part of speech: noun)
- blackness (part of speech: noun)
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darkness (part of speech: noun)
- dreariness,
- inkiness,
- blackness,
- somberness,
- gloominess,
- dimness,
- cloudiness,
- shadow,
- duskiness,
- obscurity
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sullenness (part of speech: noun)
- glumness,
- moodiness,
- irascibility,
- cantankerousness,
- fretfulness,
- malevolence,
- cynicism,
- grumpiness,
- gloominess,
- long-facedness,
- obstinacy,
- grouchiness,
- sourness,
- moroseness,
- crabbiness,
- meanness,
- grimness,
- melancholy,
- contrariness,
- surliness,
- sullenness,
- petulance,
- unfriendliness,
- hostility,
- dejection,
- crossness,
- dourness,
- sulkiness
Usage examples:
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" Shall we fear the darkness more than we love the light?
- "The Saint", Antonio Fogazzaro Commentator: William Roscoe Thayer. -
During the darkness of the night a strong breeze broke the small top- gallant- mast that served me as a fore- top- mast, and everything contributed to prevent me from following the combined squadron.
- "Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I", Sir John Ross. -
Again, I was lost in darkness.
- "The Legacy of Cain", Wilkie Collins.