darkness
/ˈdɑːk.nəs/
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light; The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color
- plural
- darknesses
Meanings
- 1
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light
We advanced under cover of darkness.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
He escaped under cover of darkness.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color
- 3
Any space that such colour pervades
- 4
Gloom; gloominess; depression
- 5
The product of being darkrare
- 6
Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindnessrare
- 7
Secrecy; concealmentrare
- 8
Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknownrare
- 9
Nothingness, vanity, emptinessrare
- 10
Hellrare