darkness

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. absence of light or illumination (Freq. 20)
• Syn:
dark
• Ant:
light (for: dark)
• Derivationally related forms:
dark (for: dark)
• Hypernyms:
illumination
• Hyponyms:
night, total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness,
black, blackout, brownout, dimout, semidarkness
2. an unilluminated area (Freq. 6)
- he moved off into the darkness
• Syn:
dark, shadow
• Derivationally related forms:
shadow (for: shadow), dark (for: dark), dark
• Hypernyms:
scene
3. absence of moral or spiritual values (Freq. 2)
- the powers of darkness
• Syn:
iniquity, wickedness, dark
• Derivationally related forms:
dark (for: dark), dark, wicked (for: wickedness)
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
foulness
4. an unenlightened state (Freq. 1)
- he was in the dark concerning their intentions
- his lectures dispelled the darkness
• Syn:
dark
• Derivationally related forms:
dark, dark (for: dark)
• Hypernyms:
unenlightenment
5. having a dark or somber color
• Ant:
lightness
• Derivationally related forms:
dark
• Hypernyms:
value
6. a swarthy complexion
• Syn:
duskiness, swarthiness
• Derivationally related forms:
swarthy (for: swarthiness), dusky (for: duskiness), dark
• Hypernyms:
complexion, skin color, skin colour

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  duskiness, swarthiness, dark, iniquity, wickedness, shadow
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  lightness, light, lighting