Darkness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

absence of light or illumination

an unilluminated area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɑːknəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɑːknəs/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːz/.

Examples

he moved off into the darkness
the powers of darkness
he was in the dark concerning their intentions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wickedness dark shadow iniquity swarthiness duskiness

Antonyms

lightness light

Parts of Speech

noun	absence of light or illumination
noun	an unilluminated area “he moved off into the darkness”
noun	absence of moral or spiritual values “the powers of darkness”
noun	an unenlightened state “he was in the dark concerning their intentions”
noun	having a dark or somber color
noun	a swarthy complexion

Word Forms

dark	adjective	devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
shadow	verb	cast a shadow over
wicked	adjective	morally bad in principle or practice
dusky	adjective	naturally having skin of a dark color
swarthy	adjective	naturally having skin of a dark color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dunkelheit

Fehlen von Licht oder Beleuchtung

🇫🇷French

obscurité

absence de lumière ou d'éclairage

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuridad

ausencia de luz o iluminación

🇮🇹Italian

oscurità

assenza di luce o illuminazione

🇳🇱Dutch

duisternis

afwezigheid van licht of verlichting

🇵🇹Portuguese

escuridão

ausência de luz ou iluminação

🇷🇺Russian

темнота

отсутствие света или освещения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंधेरा

प्रकाश या रोशनी का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ধকার

আলো বা আলোকসজ্জার অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

இருள்

ஒளி அல்லது வெளிச்சம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

చీకటి

కాంతి లేదా ప్రకాశం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधार

प्रकाश किंवा प्रदीपन नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંધકાર

પ્રકાશ અથવા રોશનીનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕತ್ತಲೆ

ಬೆಳಕು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕಾಶದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരുട്ട്

പ്രകാശത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രകാശത്തിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਨੇਰਾ

ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندھیرا

روشنی یا روشنی کی غیر موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黑暗

没有光或照明

🇯🇵Japanese

暗闇

光や照明がない場合

🇰🇷Korean

어둠

빛이나 조명의 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóng tối

thiếu ánh sáng hoặc chiếu sáng

🇹🇭Thai

ความมืด

ไม่มีแสงหรือแสงสว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelapan

tidak adanya cahaya atau penerangan

🇵🇭Filipino

kadiliman

kawalan ng liwanag o pag-iilaw

🇲🇾Malay

kegelapan

ketiadaan cahaya atau pencahayaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الظلام

غياب الضوء أو الإضاءة

🇮🇷Persian

تاریکی

عدم وجود نور یا روشنایی

🇹🇷Turkish

karanlık

ışık veya aydınlatmanın olmaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹשֶׁך

היעדר אור או תאורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'darkness'?

The primary meaning of 'darkness' is 'absence of light or illumination'.

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'darkness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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