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darkness

[dahrk-nis]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being dark.

    The room was in total darkness.

  2. absence or deficiency of light.

    the darkness of night.

  3. wickedness or evil.

    Satan, the prince of darkness.

  4. obscurity; concealment.

    The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.

  5. lack of knowledge or enlightenment.

    heathen darkness.

  6. lack of sight; blindness.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • predarkness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of darkness1

First recorded before 1050; Middle English derknesse, Old English deorcnysse; equivalent to dark + -ness
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“I really love the darkness to it,” Lawrence adds.

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"To see it all displayed, all the women's stories being heard and seeing us being brought out of the darkness and actually being seen, it's really moving and so touching and a privilege."

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I’ve always been a fan of terror, because within the darkness, there’s always some light.

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I don't know what that says about me, but there’s a lot of darkness coming my way.

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The stories that emerge about our three key players are evocative, provocative and absurd — a contrast to looming darkness.

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