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- [dahrk-nis]
- /ˈdɑrk nɪs/
- /ˈdɑːknɪs/
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- [dahrk-nis]
- /ˈdɑrk nɪs/
Definitions of darkness word
- noun darkness the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness. 1
- noun darkness absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night. 1
- noun darkness wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness. 1
- noun darkness obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness. 1
- noun darkness lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness. 1
- noun darkness lack of sight; blindness. 1
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Origin of darkness
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English derknesse, Old English deorcnysse. See dark, -ness
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Parts of speech for Darkness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
darkness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
darkness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for darkness
noun darkness
- gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
adjective darkness
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
Antonyms for darkness
noun darkness
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
Top questions with darkness
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