darkness

Pronunciation: /ˈdɑɹknəs/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun absence of light or illumination
  2. noun an unilluminated area
  3. noun absence of moral or spiritual values

Etymology

From Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dark

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
illumination
Narrower (hyponyms)
blackout, night, semidarkness, total darkness
Opposite (antonyms)
light

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