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- Dictionarydarkness/ˈdɑːknəs/
noun
- 1. the partial or total absence of light: "the office was in darkness" Similar Opposite
- 2. wickedness or evil: "the forces of darkness" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DARKNESS is the quality or state of being dark. How to use darkness in a sentence.
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.
1. the state or quality of being dark. The room was in total darkness. 2. absence or deficiency of light. the darkness of night. 3. wickedness or evil. Satan, the prince of darkness. 4. obscurity; concealment. The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness. 5. lack of knowledge or enlightenment. heathen darkness. 6.
The complete (or partial) absence of light is darkness. If you've ever lost power in your house during a nighttime storm, you know what it's like to be suddenly engulfed in darkness.
the state of being dark, without any light. After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness. The house was plunged into total darkness when the electricity was cut off. The sun went down and darkness fell (= it became night). There is an extra hour of darkness on winter mornings.
1. a. Lacking or having very little light: a dark corner. b. Lacking brightness: a dark day. c. Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light; tending toward black: dark clothing. d. Served without milk or cream: dark coffee. 2. Being or having a complexion that is not light in color. 3. Sullen or threatening: a dark scowl. 4. a.
a state in which there is little or no light: He stumbled around in the darkness looking for the light switch. There was a power cut and the house was in darkness. (Definition of darkness from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
