Definitions for darkness
ˈdɑrk nɪsdark·ness

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dark, darknessnoun

   absence of light or illumination

2. darkness, dark, shadownoun

   an unilluminated area

   "he moved off into the darkness"

3. iniquity, wickedness, darkness, darknoun

   absence of moral or spiritual values

   "the powers of darkness"

4. dark, darknessnoun

   an unenlightened state

   "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"

5. darknessnoun

   having a dark or somber color

6. darkness, duskiness, swarthinessnoun

   a swarthy complexion

Wiktionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. darknessnoun

   The state of being dark; lack of light.

2. darknessnoun

   Gloom.

3. darknessnoun

   The product of being dark.

4. darknessnoun

   The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.

5. darknessnoun

   Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Darknessnoun

   the absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom

2. Darknessnoun

   a state of privacy; secrecy

3. Darknessnoun

   a state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity

4. Darknessnoun

   want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion

5. Darknessnoun

   a state of distress or trouble

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Darkness

   Darkness, as polar to brightness, is understood to be an absence of visible light. It is also the appearance of black in a colored space. Humans are unable to distinguish color when either light or darkness predominate. In the absence of light, perception is achromatic and ultimately, black. The emotional response to darkness has metaphorical connotations in many cultures.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Darkness

   The absence of light.

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1. darkness

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Matched Categories

1. • Complexion
   • Condition
   • Illumination
   • Scene
   • Unenlightenment
   • Value

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'darkness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2873

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'darkness' in Nouns Frequency: #1271

How to pronounce darkness?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say darkness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of darkness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of darkness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of darkness in a Sentence

1. STOOLarts KONCEPT:

   Mimesis is darkness, create your own light, the brighter inner light, the brighter it shines

2. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   When you're surrounded by deepest darkness, it's hard to even think about a ray of Sunshine. Likewise it's difficult to think of justice, when you see the triumph of evil and deceit, and the defeat of truth and honesty all around us. Nonetheless, just as the first ray of Sun penetrates the dark and illuminates our world, the justice of Supreme Power prevails to uproot and smash the evil. The promise is that you will always get double of what was taken away from you; see e.g. the following lines from Holy Book: "Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever." The justice from Supreme Power shall thus prevail - always! Never lose the Hope and keep your Faith strong!

3. Louis Aragon:

   The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   When the sun sleeps, the darkness awakens! When the shepherd disappears, the wolf appears on the horizon!

5. Oscar Wilde, "De Profundis":

   ... Nature, whose sweet rains fall of just and unjust alike, will have clefts in the rocks where I may hide, and secret valleys in whose silence I may weep undetected. She will hang the night with stars so that I may walk abroad in the darkness without stumbling, and send the wind over my footprints so that none may track me to my hurt: she will cleanse me in great waters, and with bitter herbs make me whole.

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