darkness
/ˈdɑrknəs/
noun
- The state or quality of being dark; absence of light.
- The stars shone brightly against the darkness of the night sky.
- She was afraid of the darkness in the basement.
- The room was filled with complete darkness after the power went out.
- A time or place with little or no light.
- They waited for dawn to break the darkness.
- We had to stop hiking when darkness fell.
- The cat disappeared into the darkness under the porch.
- A feeling of sadness, evil, or hopelessness.
- She found it hard to see any light in the darkness of her depression.
- The story is about a hero who fights the darkness in the world.
- After the loss, a deep darkness settled over his heart.
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