What does darkness mean?
Definitions for darkness
ˈdɑrk nɪsdark·ness
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word darkness.
Princeton's WordNet
dark, darknessnoun
absence of light or illumination
darkness, dark, shadownoun
an unilluminated area
"he moved off into the darkness"
iniquity, wickedness, darkness, darknoun
absence of moral or spiritual values
"the powers of darkness"
dark, darknessnoun
an unenlightened state
"he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
darknessnoun
having a dark or somber color
darkness, duskiness, swarthinessnoun
a swarthy complexion
Wiktionary
darknessnoun
The state of being dark; lack of light.
darknessnoun
Gloom.
darknessnoun
The product of being dark.
darknessnoun
The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
darknessnoun
Evilness, lack of understanding or compassion, reference to death or suffering.
Webster Dictionary
Darknessnoun
the absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom
Darknessnoun
a state of privacy; secrecy
Darknessnoun
a state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity
Darknessnoun
want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion
Darknessnoun
a state of distress or trouble
Freebase
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
Darkness
The absence of light.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'darkness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2873
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'darkness' in Nouns Frequency: #1271
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of darkness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of darkness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of darkness in a Sentence
Man dies of cold, not of darkness.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
The way to the light is out of the darkness
When the sun sleeps, the darkness awakens! When the shepherd disappears, the wolf appears on the horizon!
Every little candle is a great knight fighting against the darkness! Every time you feel yourself tiny, remember these brave candles!
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Translations for darkness
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- алашьцараAbkhaz
- ظلامArabic
- qaranlıqAzerbaijani
- цемра, змрокBelarusian
- мрак, тъмнинаBulgarian
- tenebres, foscor, negrorCatalan, Valencian
- temnota, tmaCzech
- тьмаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- tywyllwchWelsh
- mørkeDanish
- Dunkelheit, FinsternisGerman
- vivitiEwe
- σκοτάδι, ζόφος, έρεβοςGreek
- tenebro, mallumoEsperanto
- oscuridadSpanish
- pimedusEstonian
- تاریکی, تیرگیPersian
- pimeys, synkkyysFinnish
- sombreur, noirceur, obscurité, ténèbresFrench
- tsjusternisWestern Frisian
- dorchadasIrish
- dorchadas, dubhar, dubhScottish Gaelic
- escuridade, negror, tebrasGalician
- חשיכהHebrew
- अन्धेरा, अंधेराHindi
- sötétség, sHungarian
- խավար, մթությունArmenian
- kegelapanIndonesian
- tenebroIdo
- myrkur, dimma, ljósleysa, niflIcelandic
- oscurità, buioItalian
- חושךHebrew
- 闇, 暗黒Japanese
- სიბნელეGeorgian
- қараңғылықKazakh
- ភាពងងឹតKhmer
- 暗黑, 암흑, 어둠Korean
- تاریکیKurdish
- obscuritas, tenebrae, caligo, tenebrisLatin
- Donkelheet, DäischtertLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tamsaLithuanian
- tumsaLatvian
- ny maìzinaMalagasy
- hinapouriMāori
- अंधारMarathi
- mørkeNorwegian
- schemering, donkerheid, duisternisDutch
- mørker, mørkeNorwegian Nynorsk
- mørkeNorwegian
- chahałheełNavajo, Navaho
- ciemność, mrokPolish
- trevas, escuridão, escuroPortuguese
- negreală, întuneric, întristare, întunecime, tristețeRomanian
- тьма, темнота́, потёмки, мрак, темнотаRussian
- tamnoća, mračnost, mračnina, tama, тамаSerbo-Croatian
- temnota, tmaSlovak
- temaSlovene
- terr, errësirë, mugëtirëAlbanian
- mörker, mSwedish
- இருள்Tamil
- అంధకారము, చీకటిTelugu
- ความมืดThai
- kadilimanTagalog
- karanlıkTurkish
- темрява, морок, тьма, темнотаUkrainian
- اندھیرا, اندھیرےUrdu
- bóng tốiVietnamese
- פינצטערנישYiddish
- 黑暗Chinese
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