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The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground.
Paula Cole

Meaning of "darkness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DARKNESS

darkness  [ˈdɑːknɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARKNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Darkness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DARKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

darkness

Darkness

Darkness, the polar opposite to brightness, is understood to be an absence of visible light. It is also the appearance of black in a colored space. Humans are unable to distinguish color when either light or darkness predominate. In conditions of insufficient light, perception is achromatic and ultimately, black. The emotional response to darkness has generated metaphorical usages of the term in many cultures.

Definition of darkness in the English dictionary

The first definition of darkness in the dictionary is absence of light. Other definition of darkness is the quality of having a dark colour or shade. Darkness is also wickedness; evilness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARKNESS


biuniqueness
ˌbaɪjuːˈniːknɪs
blackness
ˈblæknɪs
bleakness
ˈbliːknɪs
Greekness
ˈɡriːknɪs
homesickness
ˈhəʊmsɪknɪs
likeness
ˈlaɪknɪs
meekness
ˈmiːknɪs
obliqueness
əˈbliːknɪs
pinkness
ˈpɪŋknɪs
quickness
ˈkwɪknɪs
seasickness
ˈsiːsɪknɪs
semi-darkness
ˌsemɪˈdɑːknɪs
sickness
ˈsɪknɪs
slackness
ˈslæknɪs
sleekness
ˈsliːknɪs
slickness
ˈslɪknɪs
starkness
ˈstɑːknɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
uniqueness
juːˈniːknɪs
weakness
ˈwiːknɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DARKNESS

dark-field illumination
dark-field microscope
dark-haired
dark-skinned
darken
darken someone´s door
darkened
darkener
darkey
darkie
darkies
darkish
darkle
darkling
darklings
darkly
darkmans
darkroom
darksome
darky

WORDS THAT END LIKE DARKNESS

African sleeping sickness
airsickness
altitude sickness
anti-motion-sickness
blankness
briskness
business
dankness
decompression sickness
frankness
heartsickness
lovesickness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pitch darkness
Prince of Darkness
radiation sickness
serum sickness
sleeping sickness
travel-sickness

Synonyms and antonyms of darkness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DARKNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «darkness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of darkness

Translation of «darkness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DARKNESS

Find out the translation of darkness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of darkness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «darkness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑暗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oscuridad
570 millions of speakers

English

darkness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंधेरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ظُلْمَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

темнота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escuridão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ধকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obscurité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dunkelheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어둠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peteng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng tối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंधार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscurità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciemność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

темрява
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întuneric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκότος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duisternis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mörker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mørke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of darkness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKNESS»

The term «darkness» is very widely used and occupies the 7.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «darkness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «darkness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about darkness

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10 QUOTES WITH «DARKNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word darkness.
1
Chris Abani
I read mostly Irish, African, Japanese, South American, and African writers. You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of darkness, a modern mythic style.
2
Tori Amos
If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness.
3
Billie Joe Armstrong
Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
4
Andrea Arnold
Dramatically, I like darkness, I like conflict - but I don't see the world as defined by them.
5
Francis Bacon
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
6
Saint Basil
It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death, nor is darkness the beginning of light, nor is disease the maker of health, but in the changes of conditions there are transitions from one condition to the contrary.
7
John Berger
The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.
8
Joelle Carter
I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot.
9
Eugene Cernan
We went into darkness after being in daylight the whole time on the way to the Moon. And then we went into darkness. And we're in the shadow... of the Moon.
10
Paula Cole
The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARKNESS»

Discover the use of darkness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darkness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Darkness
Winner of the 2013 Michael L. Printz Award This is the story of "Shorty"-a 15-year-old boy trapped in a collapsed hospital during the earthquake in Haiti.
Nick Lake, 2012
2
Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the ...
This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster. "To open this book is to open a peephole into hell".--Associated Press. Photographs.
Dennis McDougal, 2009
3
Candle in the Darkness (Refiner’s Fire Book #1)
"A gripping tale told by a gifted writer.
Lynn Austin, 2002
4
Beautiful Darkness
Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed.
Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, 2010
5
Darkness
To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace.... From the Paperback edition.
John Saul, 2010
6
This Present Darkness: A Novel
Now an eBook, a classic from bestselling author Frank Peretti about a small town in the midst of an unseen supernatural battle.
Frank Peretti, 2012
7
Victory Over the Darkness (Large Print 16pt)
Now Neil Anderson has revised and expanded Victory Over the Darkness for a new generation of readers, outlining practical and more productive paths to Christian growth based on Christ's promise; You will know the truth, and the truth will ...
Neil T. Anderson, 2010
8
Heart of Darkness
Conrad's narrator encounters at the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities.
Joseph Conrad, 2007
9
Darkness at Noon: A Novel
Originally published in 1941, Arthur Koestler's modern masterpiece, Darkness At Noon, is a powerful and haunting portrait of a Communist revolutionary caught in the vicious fray of the Moscow show trials of the late 1930s.
Arthur Koestler, 2009
10
A Tale of Love and Darkness
The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother’s suicide. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and community to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children.
Amos Oz, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term darkness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Growing up in darkness
(CNN) Many of us travel through streets each and every day so we can get to our homes. But for the children documented in photographer ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
David Bowie's vivid personas delved into darkness
In part, it is Bowie's fascination with dystopias that helps bridge the personal and political, taking us from glitter makeup to utopian imaginings. «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Marina Shafir emerges from darkness rejuvenated for Invicta FC 13
Marina Shafir, seen working out at the Glendale Sports Complex in Glendale, will make her Invicta FC debut against Amber Leibrock at Invicta ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Power plant trips, Karachi plunges into darkness
A large part of Karachi was plunged into darkness on Tuesday, as units of Bin Qasim Power Plant got tripped because of 'technical reasons', ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
5
The DRAGONS TV Recap: 'Race to the Edge' Episode 4 (“When …
Today, we will be reviewing and recapping Episode 4 (“When Darkness Falls”). (WARNING #1: This recap/review will contain SPOILERS for ... «Rotoscopers, Jul 15»
6
The system failure caused electricity to be cut in most of the areas …
KARACHI: A large number of city localities plunged into darkness on Tuesday night as a major fault occurred in the transmission and ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
7
Exclusive Extended Preview Of Vampirella / Army Of Darkness #1
Two horror icons come together tomorrow for the first time when Vampirella meets Ash Williams in Dynamite's new series Vampirella / Army Of ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
8
New O.Noir Restaurant to Plunge Prince-Arthur Into Darkness
Here's how former Gazette critic Sarah Musgrave described a meal at O.Noir in 2007: "It's black as night at O.Noir, a concept restaurant that ... «Eater Montreal, Jul 15»
9
Major parts of Karachi plunge into darkness
KARACHI: Several parts of Karachi plunged into darkness due to major power breakdown at Bin Qasim plant of the K-Electric. According to ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Jul 15»
10
The voice of thousands to Illuminate darkness
WITH a firm collective intent to advance the essence of cooperativism for sustainable inclusive growth especially in the beautiful and bountiful ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

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