darkness
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
“The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.”
The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
“The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.”
Any space that such colour pervades.
“Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.”
Gloom; gloominess; depression.
Etymology
From Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness.
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DARKNESS at a glance
DARKNESS has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,212 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with darkness
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