Dictionary
dark•ness
Pronunciation: (därk'nis), [key]—
n.
1. the state or quality of being dark:
The room was in total darkness.
2. absence or deficiency of light:
the darkness of night.
3. wickedness or evil:
Satan, the prince of darkness.
4. obscurity; concealment:
The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.
5. lack of knowledge or enlightenment:
heathen darkness.
6. lack of sight; blindness.
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