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English noun: darkness | |||
| 1. | darkness (state) absence of light or illumination | ||
| Synonyms | dark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illumination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black, blackness, blackout, brownout, dimout, lightlessness, night, pitch blackness, semidarkness, total darkness | ||
| Antonyms | lighting, light | ||
| 2. | darkness (location) an unilluminated area | ||
| Samples | He moved off into the darkness. | ||
| Synonyms | dark, shadow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scene | ||
| 3. | darkness (state) absence of moral or spiritual values | ||
| Samples | The powers of darkness. | ||
| Synonyms | dark, iniquity, wickedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foulness | ||
| 4. | darkness (cognition) an unenlightened state | ||
| Samples | He was in the dark concerning their intentions. His lectures dispelled the darkness. | ||
| Synonyms | dark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unenlightenment | ||
| 5. | darkness (attribute) having a dark or somber color | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| Antonyms | lightness | ||
| 6. | darkness (attribute) a swarthy complexion | ||
| Synonyms | duskiness, swarthiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complexion, skin color, skin colour | ||
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