darkness

noun

dark·ness ˈdärk-nəs How to pronounce darkness (audio)

: the quality or state of being dark: such as

: the total or near total absence of light

There was almost no light when he opened his eyes again. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again.

Gary Paulsen

b(1)

: the quality of being dark in shade or color

the darkness of the old wooden floor

the darkness of these blues and greens

: dark color or colors

In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground.

Richard Kalina

(2)

: the quality of being dark in complexion

Few people know the isolation Owens endured during his childhood in Alexander City, Ala. Other kids teased him mercilessly for the darkness of his skin and his beanpole physique.

Jeffri Chadiha

c(1)

: a gloomy or depressed state or tone

I'm not suicidal, clinically depressed, or bipolar, but I am subject to mood swings. … I've tried a number of different mental techniques, mostly prayer, visualization, and meditation, but nothing has worked to lighten my darkness.

Will Manley

And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams.

Kate DiCamillo

What, I wondered, did the good man of the cloth make of the reckless humor, the anger and the darkness of those late works?

Russell Banks

(2)

: evil

From the same source he drew the picture of a heavenly visitor, a god who comes to earth to impart true knowledge … and save humanity from the powers of darkness.

J. Louis Martyn

(3)

: a lack of knowledge or enlightenment

In 1492, the intellectual darkness that shrouded Europe for centuries was slowly, almost grudgingly lifting.

Bob Fisher

darkness

noun

as in dark

a time or place of little or no light the raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dark
shadows
blackness
dusk
night
black
twilight
gloom
semidarkness
midnight
candlelight
murk
gloaming
shade
umbra
dimness
dullness
blackout
murkiness
gloominess
somberness
grayness
mistiness
haziness
shadiness
paleness
brownout
faintness
cloudiness
umbrage
fogginess
dulness
dimout
half-light

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

light
brightness
glow
daylight
glare
sunlight
lightness
brilliance
moonlight
day
blaze
starlight
sunshine
radiance
luminescence
shine
luminosity
effulgence
luminance
radiancy
luminousness
incandescence

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning the darkness of certain passages in the Book of Revelation

Synonyms & Similar Words

ambiguity
ambiguousness
mysteriousness
mystery
murkiness
uncertainty
opaqueness
obscurity
nebulousness
opacity
dimness
obliqueness
nebulosity
complexity
obliquity
inscrutability
equivocation
mistiness
haziness
equivocalness
indistinctness
vagueness
cloudiness
indefiniteness
faintness
depth
inscrutableness
fuzziness
incomprehensibility
shadow
fogginess
impenetrability
profoundness
shade
deepness
difficulty
obtuseness
reconditeness
circuity
abstruseness
indirectness
incomprehensibleness
complication
circuitousness
abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

brightness
clarity
clearness
plainness
obviousness
certainty
distinctness
legibility
intelligibility
comprehensibility
lucidity
incision
surety
visibility
openness
exactness
definiteness
perspicuity
incisiveness
directness
straightforwardness
explicitness
forthrightness
lucidness
readability
self-evidence
tangibility
palpability
obviousness
perspicuousness
readableness
tangibleness

as in night

the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight let's wait for darkness before telling ghost stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

dark
night
nighttime
midnight
twilight
nightfall
dusk
evening
gloaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dawn
daytime
sunrise
day
daybreak
morning
sunup
midday
forenoon
noon
afternoon
noontide
noonday
noontime
high noon

as in cloud

an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom the darkness of that period of my life is best forgotten

Synonyms & Similar Words

cloud
pall
fog
shadow
veil
haze
mist
shroud
murk
night
midnight
mantle
penumbra
umbra

单词	darkness
释义	darkness noun dark·ness ˈdärk-nəs : the quality or state of being dark: such as a : the total or near total absence of light There was almost no light when he opened his eyes again. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again. Gary Paulsen b(1) : the quality of being dark in shade or color the darkness of the old wooden floor the darkness of these blues and greens : dark color or colors In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground. Richard Kalina (2) : the quality of being dark in complexion Few people know the isolation Owens endured during his childhood in Alexander City, Ala. Other kids teased him mercilessly for the darkness of his skin and his beanpole physique. Jeffri Chadiha c(1) : a gloomy or depressed state or tone I'm not suicidal, clinically depressed, or bipolar, but I am subject to mood swings. … I've tried a number of different mental techniques, mostly prayer, visualization, and meditation, but nothing has worked to lighten my darkness. Will Manley And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams. Kate DiCamillo What, I wondered, did the good man of the cloth make of the reckless humor, the anger and the darkness of those late works? Russell Banks (2) : evil From the same source he drew the picture of a heavenly visitor, a god who comes to earth to impart true knowledge … and save humanity from the powers of darkness. J. Louis Martyn (3) : a lack of knowledge or enlightenment In 1492, the intellectual darkness that shrouded Europe for centuries was slowly, almost grudgingly lifting. Bob Fisher Synonyms black blackness candlelight dark dusk gloaming gloom murk night semidarkness shade shadows twilight umbra See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Middle English derknesse, going back to Old English deorcnysse, from deorc dark entry 1 + -nysse -ness First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing darkness under (the) cover of darkness/night plunge into darkness under (the) cover of darkness/night plunge into darkness Kids Definition darkness noun dark·ness ˈdärk-nəs 1 : absence of light The room was in darkness. 2 : night sense 1 We were already in bed when darkness fell. 3 : evil entry 2 sense 1, wickedness The heroes fought the powers of darkness. darkness noun 1 as in dark a time or place of little or no light the raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dark shadows blackness dusk night black twilight gloom semidarkness midnight candlelight murk gloaming shade umbra dimness dullness blackout murkiness gloominess somberness grayness mistiness haziness shadiness paleness brownout faintness cloudiness umbrage fogginess dulness dimout half-light Antonyms & Near Antonyms light brightness glow daylight glare sunlight lightness brilliance moonlight day blaze starlight sunshine radiance luminescence shine luminosity effulgence luminance radiancy luminousness incandescence See More 2 as in ambiguity the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning the darkness of certain passages in the Book of Revelation Synonyms & Similar Words ambiguity ambiguousness mysteriousness mystery murkiness uncertainty opaqueness obscurity nebulousness opacity dimness obliqueness nebulosity complexity obliquity inscrutability equivocation mistiness haziness equivocalness indistinctness vagueness cloudiness indefiniteness faintness depth inscrutableness fuzziness incomprehensibility shadow fogginess impenetrability profoundness shade deepness difficulty obtuseness reconditeness circuity abstruseness indirectness incomprehensibleness complication circuitousness abstrusity Antonyms & Near Antonyms brightness clarity clearness plainness obviousness certainty distinctness legibility intelligibility comprehensibility lucidity incision surety visibility openness exactness definiteness perspicuity incisiveness directness straightforwardness explicitness forthrightness lucidness readability self-evidence tangibility palpability obviousness perspicuousness readableness tangibleness See More 3 as in night the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight let's wait for darkness before telling ghost stories Synonyms & Similar Words dark night nighttime midnight twilight nightfall dusk evening gloaming Antonyms & Near Antonyms dawn daytime sunrise day daybreak morning sunup midday forenoon noon afternoon noontide noonday noontime high noon See More 4 as in cloud an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom the darkness of that period of my life is best forgotten Synonyms & Similar Words cloud pall fog shadow veil haze mist shroud murk night midnight mantle penumbra umbra
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darkness

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