darkness B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈdɑɹknɪs/ UK /ˈdɑːknəs/ See IPA manual Freq #2399 Meanings 1 noun The state of having little or no light. The whole house was in complete darkness. 2 noun Evil or the absence of moral or spiritual goodness. The story is about the struggle between light and darkness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of having little... dark 2 noun · evil or the absence of... iniquity ↔ Opposites lightlightness Word family Derived forms predarknesssemi-darknesssemidarkness Appears in Phrases (2) See all total darkness a state in which no light is visible Adjective + noun starlit darkness nighttime darkness faintly illuminated by stars Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness Etymology AI details From Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness. derknesse Middle English deorcnes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # darkness **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑɹknɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑːknəs/ **Frequency rank:** 2399 ## Meanings 1. The state of having little or no light. 2. Evil or the absence of moral or spiritual goodness. ## Examples - The whole house was in complete darkness. - The story is about the struggle between light and darkness. ## Synonyms - dark ## Antonyms - light - lightness ## Derived Forms - predarkness - semi-darkness - semidarkness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: derknesse - Root: deorcnes - Affix: -ness - state ## Etymology From Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness. ## AI Etymology darkness comes from Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness. The historical chain includes Middle English derknesse, Old English deorcnes. Current senses include The state of having little or no light and Evil or the absence of moral or spiritual goodness. English relatives and later formations include predarkness, semi-darkness, semidarkness. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown