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BNC: 2508 COCA: 2649

darkness

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
darkness /ˈdɑɚknəs/ noun
darkness
/ˈdɑɚknəs/
noun
Learner's definition of DARKNESS
[noncount]
: a state in which little or no light can be seen : a dark state or condition黑暗;漆黑
opposite light
: the state of having a color or shade that is closer to black than white深色;暗色
: a state in which information is hidden from most people秘密状态;隐秘
literary
: evil or wickedness邪恶
: a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education : a state in which little is known or understood无知;愚昧
BNC: 2508 COCA: 2649

darkness

noun

dark·​ness ˈdärk-nəs How to pronounce darkness (audio)
: the quality or state of being dark: such as
a
: the total or near total absence of light
There was almost no light when he opened his eyes again. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again. Gary Paulsen
b(1)
: the quality of being dark in shade or color
the darkness of the old wooden floor
the darkness of these blues and greens
: dark color or colors
In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground. Richard Kalina
(2)
: the quality of being dark in complexion
Few people know the isolation Owens endured during his childhood in Alexander City, Ala. Other kids teased him mercilessly for the darkness of his skin and his beanpole physique. Jeffri Chadiha
c(1)
: a gloomy or depressed state or tone
I'm not suicidal, clinically depressed, or bipolar, but I am subject to mood swings. … I've tried a number of different mental techniques, mostly prayer, visualization, and meditation, but nothing has worked to lighten my darkness. Will Manley
And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams. Kate DiCamillo
What, I wondered, did the good man of the cloth make of the reckless humor, the anger and the darkness of those late works? Russell Banks
(2)
: evil
From the same source he drew the picture of a heavenly visitor, a god who comes to earth to impart true knowledge … and save humanity from the powers of darkness. J. Louis Martyn
(3)
: a lack of knowledge or enlightenment
In 1492, the intellectual darkness that shrouded Europe for centuries was slowly, almost grudgingly lifting. Bob Fisher

Word History

Etymology

Middle English derknesse, going back to Old English deorcnysse, from deorc dark entry 1 + -nysse -ness

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of darkness was before the 12th century
BNC: 2508 COCA: 2649
darkness

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DARKNESS | DARKNESS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, pitch, total, utter完全暗了;漆黑一片The building was in pitch darkness.大樓一片漆黑。deep, inky深黑;漆黑the inky darkness of the tunnel隧道內一片漆黑gathering, growing夜色漸濃It was becoming impossible to see the map in the gathering darkness.夜色漸濃,根本看不清地圖。VERB + DARKNESSbe plunged into陷入黑暗中The electricity failed and the house was plunged into darkness.停電了,房子陷入黑暗之中。lie in, stand in位於黑暗中;處在黑暗中The valley lay in darkness.山谷隱沒在一片黑暗之中。penetrate, pierce穿透黑暗DARKNESS + VERBclose in, come, descend, fall夜幕來臨;夜幕降臨;夜幕沉沉We arrived at the town just as darkness fell.我們在夜幕降臨時趕到了鎮上。envelop sb/sth, surround sb/sth黑暗包圍⋯swallow sb/sth黑暗吞噬⋯The room was swallowed by darkness.房間被黑暗吞噬了。lift天亮We waited for the darkness to lift.我們等待破曉。PREPOSITIONin (the) darkness在黑暗中The building was in darkness.大樓籠罩在黑暗中。Her eyes seemed to glow in the darkness.黑暗中她的雙眼似乎在閃光。into the darkness到黑暗中去The car disappeared into the darkness.汽車消失在黑暗中。out of the darkness從黑暗中出來A figure appeared out of the darkness.一個人影從黑暗中冒出來。PHRASESthe hours of darkness夜晚時份The bombing took place during the hours of darkness.轟炸發生在晚上。under cover of darkness在夜幕的掩護下They moved from place to place under cover of darkness.他們在夜幕的掩護下四處活動。

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