Darkness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The absolute or comparative absence of light, or the modification of visual sensation produced by such absence; gloom.
  • noun. Secrecy; concealment; privacy.
  • noun. The state of being blind physically; blindness.
  • noun. Hence Mental or spiritual blindness; lack of knowledge or enlightenment, especially in religion and morality: as, heathen darkness.
  • noun. The kingdom of the evil one; hell: as, the powers of darkness.
  • noun. The gloom and obscurity of the grave; death.
  • noun. Obscurity of meaning; lack of clearness or intelligibility.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
  • noun. A state of privacy; secrecy.
  • noun. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
  • noun. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity.
  • noun. A state of distress or trouble.
  • noun. the Devil; Satan.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being dark; lack of light.
  • noun. Gloom.
  • noun. The product of being dark.
  • noun. The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
  • noun. Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an unilluminated area
  • noun. an unenlightened state
  • noun. having a dark or somber color
  • noun. a swarthy complexion
  • noun. absence of moral or spiritual values
  • noun. absence of light or illumination
  • Word Usage
    "While it is true that, regardless of the conditions in our little room, darkness still exists wherever there is no light, and light still exists wherever there is no darkness, yet for this particular room _there is no darkness when the sun shines in_, and _there is no light when the room is filled with darkness_."
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