darkness
absence of light or illumination
How often you will meet it
Rank 839 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,726 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- absence of light or illumination also: dark
- an unilluminated area also: dark, shadow he moved off into the darkness
- absence of moral or spiritual values also: wickedness, dark the powers of darkness
- an unenlightened state also: dark he was in the dark concerning their intentionshis lectures dispelled the darkness
- having a dark or somber color
- a swarthy complexion also: duskiness, swarthiness
darkness in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Without another word he passed out into the darkness.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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A glimmering of the truth shone out of the darkness.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The two brothers sat up on their bolster, and stared into the darkness.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Ye that have eyes, yet cannot see, In darkness and in misery, Recall those mighty Voices Three, Ἰησοῦ, ἐλέησόν με!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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It seemed to be a part of the thickening darkness, to be the winter night itself descending on us layer by layer.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1