darkness

noun uncountable

UK /ˈdɑː(r)knəs/

1
the lack of light, especially because it is night
Sarah peered into the darkness, trying to see who was crying.
in darkness:
The front rooms were all in darkness.
be plunged into darkness (=to be suddenly without light from electricity):
The power station was shut down and the whole city was plunged into darkness.
Synonyms and related words
Darkness
darkness
shade
blackness
1. 1a
  night
  darkness falls (=comes):
  The search had to be abandoned when darkness fell.
  during the hours of darkness (=during the night):
  It’s against the law to ride a bicycle without lights during the hours of darkness.
  Synonyms and related words
  Times of the day
  afternoon
  arvo
  bedtime
2
the dark colour of something
the darkness of his eyes/hair/skin
Synonyms and related words
General words for colour and relating to colour
brightness
chromatic
col
3
literaryevil
the forces/powers of darkness
Synonyms and related words
Morally bad or wrong behaviour
evil
sin
wrong
4
literarysadness, or lack of hope
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief

单词	darkness
释义	darkness noun uncountable UK /ˈdɑː(r)knəs/ Other entries for this word darkness/night/dusk falls phrase under cover of night/darkness phrase the forces of darkness/evil phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 the lack of light, especially because it is night Sarah peered into the darkness, trying to see who was crying. in darkness: The front rooms were all in darkness. be plunged into darkness (=to be suddenly without light from electricity): The power station was shut down and the whole city was plunged into darkness. Synonyms and related words Darkness darkness shade blackness 1a night darkness falls (=comes): The search had to be abandoned when darkness fell. during the hours of darkness (=during the night): It’s against the law to ride a bicycle without lights during the hours of darkness. Synonyms and related words Times of the day afternoon arvo bedtime 2 the dark colour of something the darkness of his eyes/hair/skin Synonyms and related words General words for colour and relating to colour brightness chromatic col 3 literaryevil the forces/powers of darkness Synonyms and related words Morally bad or wrong behaviour evil sin wrong 4 literarysadness, or lack of hope Synonyms and related words Sadness and unhappiness sadness depression grief darkness noun uncountable US /ˈdɑrknəs/ Other entries for this word darkness/night/dusk falls phrase under cover of night/darkness phrase the forces of darkness/evil phrase DEFINITIONS4 1 the lack of light, especially because it is night Sarah peered into the darkness, trying to see who was crying. in darkness: The front rooms were all in darkness. be plunged into darkness (=to be suddenly without light from electricity): The power station was shut down and the whole city was plunged into darkness. Synonyms and related words Darkness darkness shade blackness 1a night darkness falls (=comes): The search had to be abandoned when darkness fell. Synonyms and related words Times of the day afternoon afternoons arvo 2 the dark color of something the darkness of his eyes/hair/skin Synonyms and related words General words for color and relating to color brightness chromatic color 3 literaryevil the forces/powers of darkness Synonyms and related words Morally bad or wrong behavior evil sin wrong 4 literarysadness, or lack of hope Synonyms and related words Sadness and unhappiness sadness depression grief
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