noun
1. absence of light or illumination (Freq. 20)
• Syn: ↑dark
• Hypernyms: ↑illumination
• Hyponyms:
↑night, ↑total darkness, ↑lightlessness, ↑blackness, ↑pitch blackness, ↑black, ↑blackout, ↑brownout, ↑dimout, ↑semidarkness
2. an unilluminated area (Freq. 6)
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he moved off into the darkness
• Hypernyms: ↑scene
3. absence of moral or spiritual values (Freq. 2)
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the powers of darkness
• Syn: ↑iniquity, ↑wickedness, ↑dark
• Hyponyms: ↑foulness
4. an unenlightened state (Freq. 1)
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he was in the dark concerning their intentions
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his lectures dispelled the darkness
• Syn: ↑dark
• Hypernyms: ↑unenlightenment
5. having a dark or somber color
• Ant: ↑lightness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dark
• Hypernyms: ↑value
6. a swarthy complexion
• Syn: ↑duskiness, ↑swarthiness
• Hypernyms: ↑complexion, ↑skin color, ↑skin colour
Useful english dictionary. 2012.