- (n.) A state of privacy; secrecy.
- (n.) The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
- (n.) Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject or of a discussion.
- (n.) A state of distress or trouble.
- (n.) A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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