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DARKNESS
darkness, duskiness, swarthiness
(noun) a swarthy complexion
darkness
(noun) having a dark or somber color
dark, darkness
(noun) an unenlightened state; āhe was in the dark concerning their intentionsā; āhis lectures dispelled the darknessā
darkness, dark, shadow
(noun) an unilluminated area; āhe moved off into the darknessā
dark, darkness
(noun) absence of light or illumination
wickedness, darkness, dark
(noun) absence of moral or spiritual values; āthe powers of darknessā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
darkness (countable and uncountable, plural darknesses)
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light.
(uncountable) Gloom.
(countable) The product of being dark.
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
(uncountable) Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.
Antonyms
• lightness
• light
Anagrams
• Danskers
Source: Wiktionary
Dark"ness, n.
1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom. And darkness was upon the face of the deep. Gen. i. 2.
2. A state of privacy; secrecy. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light. Matt. x. 27.
3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity. Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John. iii. 19. Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From all heaven's bounds. Milton.
4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.
5. A state of distress or trouble. A day of clouds and of thick darkness. Joel. ii. 2. Prince of darkness, the Devil; Satan. "In the power of the Prince of darkness." Locke.
Syn.
– Darkness, Dimness, Obscurity, Gloom. Darkness arises from a total, and dimness from a partial, want of light. A thing is obscure when so overclouded or covered as not to be easily perceived. As tha shade or obscurity increases, it deepens into gloom. What is dark is hidden from view; what is obscure is difficult to perceive or penetrate; the eye becomes dim with age; an impending storm fills the atmosphere with gloom. When taken figuratively, these words have a like use; as, the darkness of ignorance; dimness of discernment; obscurity of reasoning; gloom of superstition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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