NOUN | state | darkness, dark | absence of light or illumination |
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location | darkness, dark, shadow | an unilluminated area | |
state | darkness, wickedness, dark | absence of moral or spiritual values | |
cognition | darkness, dark | an unenlightened state | |
attribute | darkness | having a dark or somber color / color | |
attribute | darkness, duskiness, swarthiness | a swarthy complexion |
Sounds | daa'rknahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | absence of light or illumination. | |
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Synonym | dark | |
Narrower | blackout, brownout, dimout | darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy / enemy aircraft) |
night | darkness | |
semidarkness | partial darkness | |
total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness, black | Total absence of light | |
Broader | illumination | The degree of visibility of your environment |
Opposite | light, lighting | Having abundant light or illumination |
Spanish | negrura, oscuridad | |
Catalan | fosca, foscor, obscuritat |
Meaning | An unilluminated area. | |
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Example | "he moved off into the darkness" | |
Synonyms | dark, shadow | |
Broader | scene | The place where some action occurs |
Spanish | oscuridad, sombra | |
Catalan | fosca, foscor, obscuritat | |
Adjectives | dark | devoid of or deficient in light or brightness |
Meaning | absence of moral or spiritual values. | |
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Example | "the powers of darkness" | |
Synonyms | wickedness, dark | |
Narrower | foulness | disgusting wickedness and immorality |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Spanish | iniquidad, maldad | |
Catalan | iniquitat, malvestat | |
Adjectives | dark | stemming from evil characteristics / characteristics or forces |
Meaning | An unenlightened state. | |
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Example | "his lectures dispelled the darkness" | |
Synonym | dark | |
Broader | unenlightenment | A lack of understanding |
Spanish | ignorancia, oscuridad | |
Catalan | fosca, foscor, ignorància, obscuritat | |
Adjectives | dark | secret |
dark | marked by difficulty of style or expression | |
dark | lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture |
Meaning | Having a dark or somber color / color. | |
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Broader | value | relative darkness or lightness of a color |
Opposite | lightness | Having a light color / color |
Spanish | oscuridad | |
Catalan | foscor | |
Adjectives | dark | (used of color) having a dark hue |
dark | brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) |
Meaning | A swarthy complexion. | |
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Synonyms | duskiness, swarthiness | |
Broader | complexion, skin color, skin colour | The coloring of a person's face |
Spanish | morenez, tez morena |
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