darkness
darkness Lexical Profile
darkness Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The partial or total absence of light; the period of the night when there is no sunlight.
"The campers used flashlights to navigate the forest trail as darkness fell."
Wickedness, moral corruption, or a state of deep distress, sorrow, and hopelessness.
"The novel explores the psychological darkness that can consume an isolated mind."
The quality of having a deep, rich, or low-value shade of color, or lacking pale tones.
"The rich darkness of the mahogany table contrasted sharply with the white walls."
A lack of knowledge, spiritual enlightenment, or clear understanding; secrecy or mystery.
"For centuries, the true cause of the illness remained shrouded in intellectual darkness."
• Rhymes for darkness
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English deorcnes ('absence of light, gloom'), formed from deorc ('dark, obscure') and the state-indicating suffix -nes.