darkness

[ dahrk-nis ]
/ ˈdɑrk nɪs /
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noun

the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night.
wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness.
obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.
lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness.
lack of sight; blindness.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of darkness

before 1050; Middle English derknesse, Old English deorcnysse. See dark, -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM darkness

pre·dark·ness, noun

Words nearby darkness

darkish, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, darkness, darkroom, darksome, darktown, darky, darlan
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Words related to darkness

gloom, obscurity, dusk, dark, blackness, twilight, isolation, seclusion, secrecy, duskiness, murk, murkiness, eclipse, shadiness, dimness, shade, nightfall, cloudiness, blackout, crepuscule

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