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   Dark·ness

   /ˈdärknəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the partial or total absence of light: "the office was in darkness" Similar darkblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • ▪ night: "they began to make camp before darkness fell" Similar nightnighttimedarkhours of darknessOpposite day
   • ▪ the quality of being dark in color: "the darkness of his jacket" Similar darkblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • 2. wickedness or evil: "the forces of darkness" Similar evilwickednesscorruptionsinsinfulnessiniquityimmoralitydevilrythe DevilhellOpposite good
   • ▪ unhappiness, distress, or gloom: "moments of darkness were rare"
   • ▪ secrecy or mystery: "they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings"
   • ▪ lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: "his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness"

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