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darkness
[ dahrk-nis ]
noun
- the state or quality of being dark:
The room was in total darkness.
- absence or deficiency of light:
the darkness of night.
- wickedness or evil:
Satan, the prince of darkness.
- obscurity; concealment:
The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.
- lack of knowledge or enlightenment:
heathen darkness.
- lack of sight; blindness.
Other Word Forms
- ·岹n noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The Israeli military initially said its troops fired on "suspicious vehicles" driving in darkness with their headlights and emergency lights off.
With shops, homes and restaurants plunged into darkness - and some people stuck in lifts - Spain's electricity network said by mid-afternoon that restoring power could take several hours.
On the concrete walls are stained lines that extend into the darkness, marking where the water often reaches when the aqueduct is running full.
And though it’s also perturbing, it’s nice to watch something where even the darkness isn’t synthetic.
They accidentally help the darkness or they choose the darkness outright.
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