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   darkness

   /ˈdɑːknəs/

   noun

   • 1. the partial or total absence of light: "the office was in darkness" Similar darkblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • ▪ night: "they began to make camp before darkness fell" Similar nightnight-timedarkhours of darknessOpposite day
   • ▪ the quality of being dark in colour: "the darkness of his jacket" Similar darkblacknessabsence of lightgloomgloominessdimnessdullnessmurkmurkinessshadowinessshadowshadeshadinessdusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • 2. wickedness or evil: "the forces of darkness" Similar evilwickednesscorruptionsinsinfulnessiniquityimmoralitydevilrythe DevilhellOpposite good
   • ▪ unhappiness or gloom: "moments of darkness were rare"
   • ▪ secrecy or mystery: "they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings"
   • ▪ lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: "his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness"

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

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