noun
- Absence of light or illumination.
- synonyms: dark
- An unilluminated area.
- usage: "he moved off into the darkness"
- Absence of moral or spiritual values.
- usage: "the powers of darkness"
- synonyms: iniquity, wickedness, dark
- An unenlightened state.
- usage: "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
- synonyms: dark
- Having a dark or somber color.
- A swarthy complexion.
- synonyms: duskiness, swarthiness
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