darkness
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- noun
- /ˈdɑrk.nəs/
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oscuridad
- By the time she had supervised Miss Matilda's dinner and fed herself, the darkness was deepening.
That's a nice do you have there, Eyeing the soft mess of Corkscrew darkness atop his second youngest son's aging face.
- That's a nice do you have there, Eyeing the soft mess of Corkscrew darkness atop his second youngest son's aging face.
Examples
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In literature, the darkness often symbolizes the unknown or despair.
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Her skin glowed with a rich darkness among the tanning bodies around them.
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I pull back, looking into the clear darkness of her eyes.
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The heavy atmosphere there has a darkness like no other.
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We finish off the bottle, letting its liquid darkness fill us both.
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It's beauty is matched only by its darkness.
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Sometimes in the darkness, I see his light shine brighter than the sun.
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It has the same depth, like darkness of color.
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In the light of a street lamp, her eyes were two glistening, worried lakes of darkness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Daytime and the smell of darkness mingled in the disorder of the sheets.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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A place with no light at all
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Low light or darkness that makes a place feel sad
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Low light when a place is partly dark
A state of dim light when a place looks dark and shadowy
Darkness or deep shadows that cover a place often used in poetry
A low level of light, like at sunset
A dark area where light is blocked
A change that makes something dark in color
A very deep black color or darkness like a night with no light
Complete darkness with no light at all
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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A powerful evil being in some religions who rules Hell and tempts people
How Dark
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Etymology
Darkness comes from the old English word deorc 'dark', the same root as the everyday word dark. So darkness can mean a deep or somber color, as when painters use dark shades.