darkness

noun

1. The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

   “The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.”

2. The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.

   “The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.”

3. Any space that such colour pervades.

   “Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.”

4. Gloom; gloominess; depression.

5. The product of being dark.

6. Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.

7. Secrecy; concealment.

8. Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.

9. Hell.

10. An unilluminated arealocation

    “he moved off into the darkness”

    Similar: dark, shadow

11. Absence of moral or spiritual values

    “the powers of darkness”

    Similar: wickedness, dark

12. Having a dark or somber color

13. A swarthy complexion

    Similar: duskiness, swarthiness