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lightlessness

lightlessness

8.8
Complete darkness so you cannot see anything
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪt.ləs.nəs/
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  • The cave was filled with lightlessness.

Examples

  • He felt a sense of unease in the utter lightlessness of the abandoned house.

  • The deep cave was filled with lightlessness, making it impossible to see anything.

  • During the blackout, the entire city was plunged into lightlessness for hours.

  • After the power outage, we experienced complete lightlessness at home.

  • The cave was filled with lightlessness, making it impossible to see anything inside.

  • During the night, lightlessness enveloped the forest, creating an eerie atmosphere.

  • After the power went out, the room was plunged into lightlessness, and we had to find candles.

Synonyms

darkness
vslightlessness
534 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

specifies absolute absence rather than partial or slight dimness
dark
vslightlessness
456 1.0

The time when there is little or no light

focuses on absolute no light, not time of day or general dimness
blackness
vslightlessness
31 3.4

A place with no light at all

is the same meaning but uses a different noun phrasing
total darkness
vslightlessness
8 3.5

A situation with no light at all

is the same meaning but expressed with other wording
complete darkness
vslightlessness
4 2.5

A state with no light at all

is the same meaning but uses different phrasing
pitch-blackness
vslightlessness
4.6

Complete darkness with no light at all

is the same meaning but written with alternative spacing or punctuation
pitch blackness
vslightlessness
4.4

Complete darkness with no light at all

is the same meaning but appears in a different written form

Antonyms

brightness
41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

How Bright

brightness
41 1.0
light
∞ 1.0
dimness
4 3.4
lightlessness
8.8

Surface Forms

lightlessness singular
lightlessnesses plural

Morphology

lightlessness = lightless (transparent) = light + less + ness

The adjective 'lightless' (without light) is clearly formed from 'light' + '-less', and '-ness' simply nominalizes that adjective to mean the state of being without light.

Etymology

Lightlessness is made from the common English parts light, -less meaning 'without', and -ness meaning 'a state'. So lightlessness simply means the state of being 'without light', which is why we use it for total darkness.