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All darkness synonyms

dark·ness
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noun darkness

  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
  • dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  • blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
  • twilight — the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
  • isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
  • seclusion — an act of secluding: the seclusion of unruly students.
  • secrecy — the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
  • duskiness — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
  • murk — darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
  • murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
  • eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • shadiness — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
  • dimness — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • shade — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
  • nightfall — the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk.
  • cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
  • blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
  • crepuscule — twilight; dusk
  • brownout — a dimming or reduction in the use of electric lights in a city, esp to conserve electric power or as a defensive precaution in wartime
  • lightless — without light or lights; receiving no light; dark.
  • black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
  • privacy — the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
  • blindness — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
  • concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
  • unawareness — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
  • inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
  • denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
  • night — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
  • nighttime — the time between evening and morning.
  • smokiness — emitting smoke, especially in large amounts.

adjective darkness

  • slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
  • surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
  • confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
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