Definition of darkness

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Darkness (n.) A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity..

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Shady :: Shady (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt..
Raven :: Raven (a.) Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness..
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
Obtenebration :: Obtenebration (n.) The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.
Benight :: Benight (v. t.) To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task..
Dusk :: Dusk (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening..
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness..
Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.
Daylight :: Daylight (n.) The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light..
Night :: Night (n.) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
Etoolin :: Etoolin (n.) A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness, which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll..
Darkness :: Darkness (n.) Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion..
Gloom :: Gloom (n.) Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight..
Dark :: Dark (n.) Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface..
Dusk :: Dusk (a.) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. t.) To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness..
Detenebrate :: Detenebrate (v. t.) To remove darkness from.
Benight :: Benight (v. t.) To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.
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