| NOUN | state | darkness, dark | absence of light or illumination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | absence of light or illumination. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | duskiness, swarthiness | |
| Broader | complexion, skin color, skin colour | The coloring of a person's face |
| Spanish | morenez, tez morena | |
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